Service difficulty report · Ecu · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
February 15, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
55,636 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Ecu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB, THE NR 1 ENGINE REVERTED TO MANUAL AND THE CREW LOST TORQUE INDICATION ON THE LT ENGINE. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE NR 1 ECU- ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, FOR FAULT CODES. NONE WERE PRESENT. ACFT GROUND RUN, COULD NOT FAULT NR 1 EEC. DUE TO THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SIMILAR INTERMITTENT FAULTS AGAINST THIS EEC/ECU AS PRECAUTIONARY MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EEC/ECU IAW EMM 72-01-10. GROUND RUN AND OPS TRIM CHECKS COMPLETED OK. ACFT- AFH 55892.05, AFC 69478. ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, TSN 36222.11 HRS, 41420 CYC, TSR 2161.34 HRS, 2649 CYC, TSO 36222.11 HRS, 41420 CYC.