Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
October 24, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
39,802 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Part number
30005000024
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Propeller
Part time
35,236 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 ENGINE WENT TO FEATHER. AUTO FEATHER WAS ARMED/CREW HAD NOT COMMANDED AN ENG FEATHER. CREW COMPLETED SHUT DOWN OF NR2 ENG, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORIGINATING AIRPORT. NO OTHER INCIDENTS DURING LANDING. MAINT INTERROGATION OF FDR RECORD SHOWS ELECTRONIC FEATHER SIGNAL WAS GENERATED BY THE TSCU AND SYSTEMS RESPONDED TO THIS SIGNAL AND COMMENCED FEATHERING OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. ENG MFG EXAMINATION OF FDR DATA SHOWS ENGINE AND PROP OVER TORQUE DURING ENGINE FEATHER. DILASTIC TEST OF ENG HARNESS AND TSCU SHOWED NO CONFIRMED FAULTS. ENG HARNESS AND TSCU (TSCU SUSPECTED) REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. ENGINE OVER TORQUE INSPECTIONS COMPLETED AND ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE. PROP REPLACED DUE TO OVER TORQUE CONDITION.