Service difficulty report · Rod · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 10, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
30,878 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Rod
Part number
87620097021
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Hmu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING 'L' CHECK IT WAS NOTICED THAT NR 2 ENGINE POWER LEVER APPEARED TO NOT MAKE FULL FORWARD TRAVEL. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND POWER LEVER BINDING AT FULL PWR SETTING DUE TO HMU TO PCU POWER LEVER ROD ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON WRONG SIDE OF HMU PWR LEVER. POWER LEVER ROD ASSEMBLY REINSTALLED ON CORRECT SIDE IAW DASH 8 MM CH 76-10-00 FIG 206 PG 218.