Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 27, 2018
Submitted
February 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
19,959 hours, 11,266 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, THE NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE WOULD NOT REDUCE BELOW 9% TORQUE. NR 1 ENGINE HAD NO REVERSE CAPABILITY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE REVERSE TQ REMAINED AT 95 TQ ALSO NR 1 PROPELLER DID NOT INDICATE. PROPELLER GROUND RANGE INDICATIONS WHILE NR 2 PROPELLER DID INDICATE CORRECT. GROUND RANGE NO POWERPLANT OR PEC CAUTIONS WERE INDICATED BOTH POWER LEVERS WERE AT 1020 AND VERIFIED THERE. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE SEEN AS TRIPPED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH CDS FAULT RETRIVAL FOUND FAULT CODE 132 NR 1 PEC CHANNEL A . COMPLIED WITH FIM 61-20-03-810-816 UP TO STEP 5A(A), COMPLIED WITH PEC, FAULT CLEARED IAWS AMM 61-20-36-070-801. COMPLIED WITH TWO ENGINE STARTS, RAN TAXI CHECK, FAULT DID NOT RETURN. ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE.