Service difficulty report · Probe · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
February 18, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635AR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
047
Aircraft time
38,710 hours, 50,078 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
3039242
Part serial
CH18562
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAXI, PROPELLERS WERE MAKING A MODULATION SOUND. PILOT CHECKED THE PROPELLER RPM GAUGES AND FOUND THAT THE RT PROPELLER WAS IN AN OVERSPEED CONDITION. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. R & R NR 2 N/P PROBE IAW MM 72-00-00, PERFORMED MAX POWER (PROP = 1202RPM) AND PROP OVERSPEED TEST, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.