Service difficulty report · Hp Turbine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Hp Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
21,734 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, B

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 2 ENGINE HAD A TORQUE SURGE OF 107 PERCENT ON APPROACH. THE TORQUE SURGE SUBSIDED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND WHEN THE HP TURBINE WAS TURNED A WEIRD SOUND WAS HEARD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE REMOVED ENGINE WAS SENT TO P&W FOR INVESTIGATION.