Service difficulty report · Red Gearbx · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Red Gearbx
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr Engine
Part time
13,168 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A, E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) IN CLIMB THROUGH FL 210, 3 JOLTS WERE FELT FROM NR 2 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED AND THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUED. TORQUE HAD DROPPED TO 25 AND THE NL WAS 30. THE ECU WAS RESET AND THE MAX TORQUE ATTAINABLE WAS 27 WITH AN NL OF 50. THE ITT WAS 750 DEGREES. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE RGB CHIP DETECTORS FLAGGED ON THE CONDITION PANEL AND THERE WAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL FOUND IN THE DETECTORS AND FILTER. IT APPEARS A BEARING OR GEAR FAILED IN THE RGB. PART TC: 20,585.