Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 18, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Unit
Part number
7898426009
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
43,563 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE MANUAL CAUTION LIGHT. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, ECU, MODE SELECTOR SWITCH WAS RESET WITHOUT SUCCESS. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERED A FEW TIMES AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE ENGINE/PROPELLER SECURED AND THE ACFT RETURNED/LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE TRIED TO START THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS, NO FUEL FLOW, FF, OBSERVED. LATER THE NR 2 ECU WAS FOUND FLAGGED ON THE ENGINE CONDITION PANEL. DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 2 ECU THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, CORROSION WAS NOTICED ON THE CONNECTOR. THE ENGINEER ALSO REPORTED THAT WATER LEAKED OUT FROM ONE OF THE PRESSURE PORT LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ECU. A WET MOTORING WAS PERFORMED WITH SAME RESULT, NO FF. ENGINE HARNESS 3114792-03, SN AA20653 WAS REPLACED, ENGINE RAN AND FOUND SERVICEABLE.