Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 26, 2010
Submitted
November 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
520
Aircraft time
24,300 hours, 33,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Engine time
24,745 hours, 35,047 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCREW NOTICED NR1 AND NR2 ENGINE TORQUE INDICATIONS FLUCTUATING 5 TO 10 PERCENT. IAW PROCEDURES, THEY IMMEDIATELY STARTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND MADE A DIVERSION FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. GROUND MX CREW PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NR1 AND NR2 TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS DISCREPENCY, HOWEVER, THE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 2 OIL COOLER WAS R & R, PERFORMED GROUND MX RUNS, AND NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUND CREW THEN FOUND THE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER LINE LOOSE, THEY RETIGHTED THE LINE, PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, AND SYSTEM PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS.