Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Part number
3014403
Condition
Failed
Location
Torque
Part time
12,347 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) APPLICATION OF TAKE OFF POWER - SLIGHT REDUCTION TO TRIM POWER REQUIRED ON NO.1 (96 TO 92%) ,SIMULTANEOUSLY FLICKER OF AUTOFEATHER ARM AND SELECT LIGHTS, SOUND LIKE A FEATHERING, SLIGHT SENSE OF YAW -SPIKE OFF TORQUE ON NR 2 (105% OBSERVED) AND PROP RPM DROP NOTED. APPLIED RTO PROCEDURE AND VACATED RUNWAY. FOLLOWING APPROPRIATE GROUND CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT`S MAINTENANCE MANUAL, LINE MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PROBABLE FAILURE OF THE NR 2 TSCU. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED & FOLLOWING APPROPRIATE GROUND CHECKS THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.