Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 23, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
50,994 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Rod
Part number
87620102007015
Condition
Separated
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 1 ENG PROPELLER RPM ONLY REACHED 900 RPM (NORMAL 1200RPM) AND THE TORQUE INDICATION REACHED 115 PERCENT FOR APPROX 2 SECONDS. POWER LEVERS WERE RETARDED TO FLIGHT IDLE AND THE TAKEOFF ABORTED, AC RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER NORMALLY SO MANUAL FEATHER WAS SELECTED TO FEATHER AND WHEN THE FUEL CONDITION WAS SET TO SHUTOFF, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUTDOWN AND THE FIRE T-HANDLE HAD TO BE PULLED TO SHUTDOWN. MAINT INVESTIGATED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL CONDITION CONTROL ROD HAD SEPARATED, THEREFORE THERE WAS NO FUEL SHUTOFF CONTROL. THE FUEL CONDITION CONTROL ROD WAS REPLACED (PN 87620134-003 INSTALLED, 72-20-00-05-150) AND THE AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20071126001)