Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
July 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
24,466 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
324485310
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Part time
18,019 hours, 23,677 cycles
Component
Mech Fuel Cntrl · Pwa · PW123
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT NR1170ONJULY 20/2000, CRA AIRCRAFT C-GSTA, S/N 182 REJECTED TAKE OFF OUT OF WINDSOR, ONTARIO (YQG) BECAUSE OF A LARGE POWER LEVER STAGGER. THE CREW REPORTED THE NR1 ENGINE AT 30% TORQUE AND THE NR2 ENGINE AT 70%. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THAT ON GROUND RUNS AT FLIGHT IDLE THEY WERE GETTING MAX PROP RPM SETTINGS. WHILE ADVANCING THE POWER LEVER THE PROP RPM WOULD DROP THE 600 RPM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MECHANICAL FUEL CONTROL UNIT, S/N ON B27006N, S/N OFF B27081N, COMPLETED SEVERAL GROUND RUNS AND THE AIRCRAFT CHECKED SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS TO REPORT.