Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 20, 2019
Submitted
July 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
42,250 hours, 44,398 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START AND MOVING CONDITION LEVERS TO MAX. THE #2 PROP HUNG AT 450 RPM FOR 10 SECONDS AND THEN SURGED TO 750 RPM AND THEN SETTLED AT 660 RPM. A POWERPLANT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE ED. RETURNED TO GATE AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND #2 ENGINE FAULT 238 A+B, 230B. C/W FIM TASK 61-20-05-810-829. FAULTS CLEARED AND DID NOT RETURN AFTER OSG TEST. POWERPLANT MESSAGE CLEARED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.