Service difficulty report · Hmu · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
April 30, 2017
Submitted
May 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N893EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft serial
241
Aircraft time
26,854 hours, 30,435 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Hmu
Part number
78639114
Part serial
F12855
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
3,552 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING ECU SELECTION FROM TOP TO NORMAL, ALSO WHEN IN TOP AND REDUCING POWER. LEVER ANGLE POWER REDUCED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS IN MANUAL. NO MANUAL. NO MANUAL CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE HMU AND RIGGED IAW MM 72-01-40. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.