Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
April 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
593 hours, 530 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2316: ON CLIMB-OUT AT ABOUT 13,000, NOTICED TORQUE SPLIT. NR 1 TORQUE WAS STAYING 6 PERCENT LESS THAN NR 2. ALSO, NR 1 NL AND NH WERE LOWER THAN 32. RETURNING TO SEA IN DESCENT AT LOW POWER SETTINGS, TORQUE SPLIT WOULD SEEM TO BE LESS NOTICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE INTERROGATED CDS AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. C/W POWER ASSURANCE RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-00-868-806. CHECKS GOOD. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH BLEEDS ON AND OFF WITH NO TORQUE SPLIT NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.