Service difficulty report · Tscu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
66,108 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tscu
Part number
30005000046
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
47,919 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 CLIMB, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE INDICATOR SURGED TO 152 PERCENT. AS THE FLIGHT CREW WAS EVALUATING THE SITUATION, THE NR 2 TORQUE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. DECISION WAS TAKEN TO RETURN AND LAND. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR) DOWNLOADED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE COULD REPRODUCE THE DISCREPANCY ON THE NR 1 ENGINE AND CONFIRMED IT WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM. THE NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT (TSCU) WAS REPLACED, ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED AND THE ACFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE.