Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 16, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT AT FL240, TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS ON TH RT ENGINE WITH A DROP OF APPROXIMATELY 40 OCCURRED. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A YAW AND ROLL MOMENT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DESTINATION WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BEFORE THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. OPEN