Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 29, 2013
Submitted
January 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4345
Aircraft time
5,914 hours, 5,707 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE AT 25K WITH NO ISSUES, EVERYTHING WAS GREEN, WHEN THEY HEARD THE MASTER WARNING 3 CHIME, SAW THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GO FROM GREEN TO RED AND INDICATE 0 ON ENGINE 2. THEY PULLED OUT THEIR QRH AND THE ENGINE AUTO SHUTDOWN. CREW DECLAIRED ENGINE 2 FAILURE IN FLIGHT, DIVERTED, LANDED SAFELY AND WERE TOWED INTO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IAW AND FOUND THE CHIP DETECTOR AND MAIN ENGINE OIL FILTER COVERED IN FINE METAL PARTICLES. MAINTENANCE R & R E2 IAW AMM.