Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
59,284 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
47,425 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PRE-FLIGHT AUTOFEATHER/UPTRIM TEST, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED 154 PERCENT OF TORQUE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. DECISION WAS TAKEN TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER AND RETURN TO GATE BUT LATER ATTEMPTS TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER CAUSED RAPID INCREASE OF TORQUE. FLIGHT CREW DE-SELECTED THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, EECU, AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SOLID STATE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER, SSFDR, WAS DOWNLOADED AND ENGINE DATA FORWARDED TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. SSFDR DATA ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE OVERTORQUE. THE NR 1 EECU, NUMBER 1 PROPELLER ASSEMBLY AND BOTH ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNITS, TSCU WERE REPLACED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE.