Service difficulty report · Turbine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Turbine
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
22,212 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ALTHOUGH PROPELLER AND FRONT END OF THE ENGINE TURNED NORMALLY BY HAND, WHEN A START WAS ATTEMPTED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE TURBINE SECTION WAS SEIZED. PWC TECH REP BORESCOPED THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE ANOMALLY. THERE WAS A SLIGHT RUB HEARD WHEN THE ENGINE WAS MANUALLY ROTATED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AS A PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURE AND SENT TO PWC FOR INVESTIGATION.