Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 8, 2008
Submitted
May 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
279
Aircraft time
33,533 hours, 37,589 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Engine time
27,825 hours, 28,645 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BAD VIBRATION FELT THROUGH NR 2 CONDITION LEVER WHEN NR 2 PROP RPM IS TRANSIENT. INSPECTION FOUND THAT TURBINE ASSEMBLY HAD EXCESSIVE RUBBING AGAINST CASING.