Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 11, 2017
Submitted
April 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4083
Aircraft time
32,906 hours, 33,970 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
17,173 hours, 18,294 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
312162701
Part serial
PCEFA0552
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
17,173 hours, 18,294 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, 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 PEC CAUTION LIGHT AT CRUISE. DURING CLIMB WITH PROPS AT 900, NOTED FLUCTUATIONS OF +/- 10 RPM(890-910) FLUCTUATIONS INCREASED TO +/- 20 (880-920) AFTER LEVEL OFF FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUED AT PROPS 850 (830-870). AFTER 2 OR 3 MIN #2 PEC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER E/A CHECKLIST MOVED CONDITION LEVERS TO 1020: PROP INDICATION ROSE TO 1040. CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE +/- 20. PER CHECKLIST, (UNABLE TO CONTROL NP) CONTINUED TO ENGINE FAILURE INFLIGHT CHECKLIST. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. OPERATED SINGLE ENGINE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. #2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED NORMALLY. GENERALLY #2 NP FLUCTUATED +/- 20 AT 900 AND 850 SETTINGS. AT 1020 SETTING IN DESCENT JUST PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN REDIUCTION IN POWER LEVER(TRQ) WAS REQUIRED TO PREVENT NP OVERSPEED. AS POWER LEVER WAS OPERATED FURTHER, NP FLUCTUATED WITH POWER LEVER (WHILE #1 NP WAS STEADY AT 1020) AT ONE POINT, BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 930 RPM. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE AND ALSO THE OIL COOLER AND THE #2 PROPELLER DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION.