Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 26, 2013
Submitted
July 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
163
Aircraft time
61,015 hours, 67,966 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Engine
Part number
PW120
Part serial
120586
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, NR 1 ENGINE MADE A LOUD SOUND, THEN NOTICED NR 1 PROP AT APPROX 400 RPM AND TORQUE 125, PLUS FOR APPROX 30-60 SECONDS BEFORE CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE, AUTOFEATHER SELECTED AND ARMED. NO UPTRIM INITIATED. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE AND PROP, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OIL QUANTITY GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. CREW DRY MOTORED ENGINE, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS HEARD. CREW GROUND RAN ACFT WITH MX MONITORING, ALL TEST COMPLETE. ALL SYS OPS CHECKED NORMAL PERFORMED NR 1 PROP SPINNER OFF CHECKS IAW MM 61-10-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OIL LEVEL GOOD. PERFORMED NR 1 RGB SCAVENGE FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTION, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. LEAKED CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 72-01-50. ENGINE WILL BE R & R.