Service difficulty report · Lead · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
September 27, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Lead
Part number
69707012
Condition
Burned
Location
Prop Deice Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH CREW RPTED NR 1 NP OVERSPEED, PEC NR 1 CAUTION LIGHT, POWER PLANT MESSAGE ON ED & NR 1 PROP DEICE CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON AT SAME TIME. PROP RPM RPTED AS BEING ERRATIC FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS. MDC SHOWED PROP NP OF 1095 FOR 27 SEC. 4 MORE OVER SPEEDS WERE RECORDED IN NEXT 8 SEC. FAULT CODES PRESENT WERE: LT 160 & 162, RT 156 ALL POINT TO NR 1 MPU OR PEC.INSP OF MPU MOUNTING BLOCK SHOWED LARGE BURN MARK ON FO RWARD FACE. ALSO FOUND ONE OF DEICE LEAD'S FROM SLIP RING TO PROP BLADE HAD CUT & BURN MARKS ON IT AS WELL.THE 2 BURN MARKS LINED UP & APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PROBLEM. THEY WERE MAKING CONTACT. GAPS ON MPU T O TARGETS CHECKED & RE-RIGGED. FAULTS CLEARED.