Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 3, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Part number
30005000034
Condition
Failed
Location
Torque
Part time
39,139 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) ADVANCING POWER LEVERS ON TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM DIDN`T ARM THEN THE PROPELLER NR 1 FEATHERED AUTOMATICALLY AT AROUND 50 KNOTS. THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS REJECTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. A MAINTENANCE TEAM TRAVELLED TO THE OUTSTATION AND FOUND THE NR 1 TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONING UNIT (TSCU) AT FAULT. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER REVEALED THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED AN OVERTORQUE. THE TSCU AND NR 1 PROPELLER ASSY WERE REPLACED, TESTED SERVICEABLE AND THE ACFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE.