What was found
(CAN) NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON GROUND RUN DUE TO BROKEN CONTROL SPRING STRUT. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ENGINE, SHUTDOWN BY THE TEE HANDLE. MFG IS INVESTIGATING THE EVENT.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2005
- Submitted
- March 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8201
- Engine
- Pwa PW123
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF23
- System (JASC)
- 7600 · Engine Controls
- Part
- Spring Strut
- Part number
- 87620130101
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 14,368 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- E, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.