Service difficulty report · Pipe · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
234
Aircraft time
33,773 hours, 36,545 cycles
Part
Pipe
Part number
16608301
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
33,773 hours, 36,545 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE HIGH ITT, 765 AT 85 PERCENT AND FUEL FLOW HIGHER THAN NR 1 ENGINE. FOUND Y-PIPE JUST AFT OF NR 2 HP VALVE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED Y-PIPE USING ORIGINAL HARDWARE AND CLAMPS, OPS & LEAK CHECK GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21-11-00 AND ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS.