Service difficulty report · Fadec · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 12, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Fadec
Part number
8193007009
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
7,013 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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) ON DESCENT PASSING APPROX 7,500FT, NR 2 ENG FADEC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY NR 2 FADEC WARNING LIGHT AND NR 2 ENG OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. WE CONDUCTED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN DRILL AND COMPLETED THE QRH. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPORT FROM LINE MX: INVESTIGATION INTERROGATION OF THE ACFT`S CENTRAL DIAGNOSTIC SYS (CDS), INDICATED NUMEROUS FAULT CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NR 2 ENGINE FADEC. FOLLOWING A CLEARING ACTION OF THE CDS THE NR 2 ENGINE FADEC. CAUTION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH A NR OF THE FAULT CODES STILL PRESENT IN THE CDS. THE NR 2 ENGINE FADEC UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW THE ACFT`S MM AND FOLLOWING THIS REPLACEMENT THE "CAUTION LIGHT" WAS EXTINGUISHED AND ALL FAULT CODES REMOVED. ENGINE TRIM AND GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT IAW THE ACFT`S MM WITH ALL RESULTS SATISFACTORY. ACFT SERVICEABLE TO RETURN TO SERVICE.