Service difficulty report · Pcu · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 29, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Pcu
Part number
697073003
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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 MANUALLY SHUTDOWN (IFSD) LT ENGINE DUE TO A PEC FAULT & POWERPLANT MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY PROP OVERSPEED. AT FL 9500, TORQUE WAS INDICATING 106 PERCENT, POWER WAS THEN REDUCED AND WITH MCL SET AT 850, RPM WENT TO 1064. THE FAULT CODES RETRIEVED AFTER THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WERE AS FOLLOW: CH A: 236, 907 CH B: 158, 907, 260 FAULT CODE 158 COULD INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OF EITHER LOCAL PCU, PEC, &/OR OSG PITCH CONTROL UNIT (PCU) REPLACED.