Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 17, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4339
Aircraft time
551 hours, 511 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Part number
312162701
Part serial
PCEFA0737
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
551 hours, 511 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, A
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

CRUISE, 15-20 MINS EAST OF PIT RECEIVED AN INDICATION OF NR 1 OIL PRESS LIGHT AND BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN THE CHECKLIST RECEIVED THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. RAN THE CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, F/O SMELLED SMOKE AFTER THEY USED THE FIRE BOTTLE. BRIEFED PAX FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED WITH A PERSISTENT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION CAPT ORDERED THE EMERGENCY EVAC ON THE RUNWAY USING THE RIGHT REAR EXIT ONLY. NTSB HAS GRANTED MX PERMISSION TO PULL CVR AND FSR C/B’S SO WE DO NOT LOOSE ANY DATA. THE NTSB ALSO GRANTED US PERMISSION TO TAKE PICTURES, WHILE TAKING PICTURES FOUND HOLES BURNED THROUGH ENGINE CASE OF ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR A TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION.