Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Dhav DHC6

Difficulty date
March 27, 2019
Submitted
March 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344CS
Make and model
Dhav DHC6
Aircraft serial
334
Aircraft time
32,032 hours, 45,956 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Engine time
10,357 hours, 8,701 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Pushrod
Part number
C6CE13983
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE FCU PUSHROD (FCU CONTROL ROD) ADJUSTMENT TURNBUCKLE JAMNUTS LOOSENED AND THE TURNBUCKLE BACKED OUT LENGTHENING THE PUSHROD OVERALL LENGTH CAUSING LOW ENGINE POWER. BOTH JAMNUTS WERE FOUND SAFETIED ONLY TO THE TURNBUCKLE INSTEAD OF TO THE TURNBUCKLE AND THE RESPECTIVE TUBE SAFETY HOLE WHICH DID NOT PREVENT ROTATION OF THE TURNBUCKLE WHEN THE JAMNUTS LOOSENED. THE FCU PUSHROD WAS RESET TO THE PROPER LENGTH AND THE JAMNUTS TIGHTENED AND SAFETIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AC 43.13-1B CHG 1, FIG 7-5A, EXAMPLE 15.