SDR 20030874

Service difficulty report · Hmu · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 7, 2005
Submitted
August 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120297
Aircraft time
17,544 hours, 19,587 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Engine time
15,800 hours
Part
Hmu
Part number
78639016
Part serial
M80498
Condition
Defective
Part time
7,689 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENG PROP RPM STARTED TO FLUCTUATE +/- 12 PERCENT, A FEW SECONDS LATER, TORQUE SLOWLY DROPPED TO ZERO. ALL ENGINE GUAGES ALSO DROPPED THEN CLIMBED BACK TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT THEN DROPPED AGAIN. FLT CREW FEATHERED PROP BUT DID NOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT HMU. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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