Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 11, 2017
Submitted
September 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
514
Aircraft time
37,307 hours, 50,027 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Valve
Part number
311669101
Part serial
38A708
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
27,770 hours, 30,628 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE POWER SURGING IN FLIGHT. DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS A 10-20 PERCENT POWER SPLIT BETWEEN LEVERS. LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN SURGING AGAIN +/-5 PERCENT, THE FUEL FLOW HAD A LARGE SURGE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THE IBV REQUIRED CHANGING DUE TO FAILURE.