Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 11, 2017
Submitted
August 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
25,543 hours, 26,985 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT VIBRATION DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE AT POWER LEVER SETTINGS ABOVE 55% TORQUE. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. C/W GVI OF NR 1 AND 2 ENGINE COMPRESSORS AND MOUNTS, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. C/W NR 1 AND 2 HTCS RESERVOIR INDICATIONS, CONFIRMED SHOWING GREEN. C/W GVI OF NR 1 AND 2 PROP ASSYS. FOR DAMAGE OR LOOSE BLADES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W GVI OF FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. C/W GVI OF FAIRINGS AND NACELLE, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. ON ENGINE RUN WITH FLIGHT CREW ON THE GROUND, RAN BOTH ENGINES, INADVERTENTLY TO TAKE OFF POWER, 1020 RPM, NOTED SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION ON NR 1 ENG WHEN SETBACK TO 900 RPM. NR 2 ENGINE SEEMED NORMAL AT 1020 RPM AND 900 RPM. PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW MM 05-50-12-200-801, PART 4A, FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE AND PROP ASSY. FOUND THE NR 1 PROP BALANCE IPS WITHIN LIMITS IAW MTC 6611001. DURING PROP INSPECTION, FOUND SLIP RING LOOSE. TORQUE ATTACHMENT BOLTS, IAW CMM 61-10-46, PART 25, (1) (D-G), NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED ON NR 1 PROP ASSY OR ENGINE. LOWERED FLAPS AND PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE FLAP COVES AND COVE PANELS LT AND RT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED WALKAROUND GVI OF AIRCRAFT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF NR 2 PROP ASSY AND ENGINE MOUNTS, AND HTCS SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, RUNNING BOTH ENGINES INDIVIDUALLY AT NUMEROUS DIFFERENT POWER AND RPM SETTINGS. NO ABNORMAL OR UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.