Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 27, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,241 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Torque
Part time
50,909 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 ENGINE FEATHERED. FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED 155 PERCENT TORQUE ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS DOWNLOADED AND ENGINE DATA FORWARDED TO THE ENGINE MFG. SSFDR DATA ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE OVERTORQUE, 151.1 PERCENT FOR 83 SECONDS. THE NR 2 ENGINE & PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES AND THE NR 1 TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT WERE REPLACED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE. NOTE THAT PRIOR DEPARTURE, FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A REJECTED TAKEOFF AFTER LOSING THE NR 2 TORQUE INDICATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. FLIGHT CREW CONDUCTED ENGINE RUNS AND CHOSE TO CONTINUE WITH THE FLIGHT.