Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
June 20, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Part number
3014403
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNSCHEDULED PROP FEATHER ON ENGINE NR 1 DURING TAKEOFF. MEMORY ITEMS PERFORMED. QRH WORK CARRIED OUT. CABIN AND PASSENGERS INFORMED ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWED BY NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL RELANDING. AFTER NORMAL DISEMBARKATION OF PASSENGERS A/C WAS HANDED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. TROUBLESHOOTING AFTER THE EVENT HAS LED TO FAULTY NR 1 TSCU. THE UNIT GENERATED AN UNCOMMANDED `AUTOFEATHER` MESSAGE, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO CONDITIONS FOR PROP FEATHERING. THE FAULT WAS DUPLICATED ON GROUND. AFTER PUSHING THE `ARM` BUTTON AND SETTING THE TOGGLE SWITCHES TO `TEST`, THE PUMP STARTED RUNNING. TSCU WAS CHANGED, ALL TESTS CONDUCTED AND PASSED. CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED, NO DISCREPANCIES.