Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 25, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
340
Aircraft time
21,919 hours, 25,190 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER AUTOFEATHER WAS SELECTED IT DID NOT INITIALLY ARM DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. WHEN IT DID ARM, IT CAUSED NR 2 ENGINE TO SURGE UNCOMMANDED. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED AUTOFEATHER AND STATIC TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED POWER RUN AND CONFIRMED AUTO FEATHER ARMING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT TORQUE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO SURGING NOTED.