Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 17, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
14,959 hours, 15,190 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Part number
312162701
Part serial
PCEFA0076
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
Part time
2,006 hours, 1,769 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SUN-ON FLIGHT 2408 ABORTED TAKEOFF, POWER LEVERS WERE ADVANCED TO RATING DETENT TAKEOFF TORQUE WAS ACHIEVED ON BOTH ENGINES AT ABOUT 70 KIAS HEARD LOAD BANG. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF CENTERLINE TO LEFT, ABORTED TAKEOFF, AS I BROUGHT POWER BACK NOTICED "UPTRIM" DISPLAYED ON ED IN REVERSE VIDEO MOMENTARILY. AS WE PULLED OFF RUNWAY, ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. NOTICED ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT, AS WE RETURNED TO GATE, FA'S REPORTED SOME SMOKE IN THE CABIN, BUT IT WAS DISSIPATING. BOTH ENGINE APPEARED TO RUN NORMALLY AFTER ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE BOROSCOPE REVEALED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO NR 1 ENGINE, REPLACED ENGINE. ALL POST MAINTENANCE CHECKS TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.