Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 29, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
56,952 hours, 64,845 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADVANCING POWER LEVERS, ACFT VEERED TO THE RT. USED LT RUDDER AND BRAKE TO BRING ACFT BACK. ON STRAIGHTENING NOSE WHEEL, ADDED MORE POWER, ACFT VEERED RT AGAIN. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS OPERATIVE AND NO CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND TIRES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ACFT AND FOUND ISSUES TO BE CAUSED BY NR 2 ENGINE POWER LAGGING. PERFORMED HIGH SPEED TAXI WITH NR 2 ECU SELECTED TO MANUAL. ACFT TRACKS STRAIGHT.