Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
699018004
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) . DURING TAKE OFF ROLL PILOT REPORTS, "POWERPLANT" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON ED AND AUTO FEATHER FAILED TO ARM. 2. TAKE OFF ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. 3. PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY MCC TO CLEAR "POWERPLANT" MESSAGE, AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION NO FAULT CODES WERE RETRIEVED FROM CDS BEFORE CLEARING ACTION WAS PERFORMED. 4. PILOT PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PROPELLER AUTOFEATHER AND UPTRIM SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 61-20-00-710-801, NORMAL OPS OBSERVED. 5. PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT AT PERFORMING A SUCCESSFULL TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT SECOND ATTEMPT AT TAKE OFF PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. 6. ONCE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT IT WAS THE PUT ON AOG STATUS AND THE NUMBER 2 PEC WAS REPLACED, SINCE NO FAULT CODES WERE RETRIEVED, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE NUMBER 2 PEC DUE TO THE PREVIOUS SIMILAR AOG . 7. AFTER PEC NUMBER 2 REPLACEMENT CARRIED OUT, NORMAL OPS WERE OBSERVED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.