Service difficulty report · Hmu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
December 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
226
Aircraft time
41,372 hours, 46,420 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
42,782 hours, 47,245 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
78639114
Part serial
F5017
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
38,055 hours, 41,887 cycles
Component
Engine · Pwa · PW120A
Component part number
310450001
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE SURGED DURING CLIMB, TORQUE, FUEL FLOW, AND AIRCRAFT SURGED. A 3.5 TO 4 INCH KNOB SPLIT WITH NR 2 ADVANCED DURING APPROACH. REPLACED NR 2 HMU, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.