Service difficulty report · Data Plate · Dhav DHC7100

Difficulty date
September 24, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC7100
Aircraft time
15,792 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
Part
Data Plate
Part number
8210042
Condition
Misinstalled
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER REPLACEMENT OF NR 3 CONSTANT SPEED UNIT, A FUNCTION CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT OF THE CONTROL SYS. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ONCE YOU SELECTED MAX RPM YOU COULD NOT GO BACK TO MIN RPM OR FUEL SHUTOFF BECAUSE THE DATA PLATE ON THE AFT FACE OF THE CSU HAD BEEN LOCKED USING SAFETY CABLE AND THE FERRULE HAD SUFFICIENT LENGTH THAT INTERFERED WITH THE CONTROL. THE SAFETY CABLE WAS REMOVED AND THE SCREWS WERE LOCKED USING LOCKWIRE.