Service difficulty report · Ecu · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
December 1, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
52,664 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Ecu
Part number
7982133007
Condition
Faulted
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER ENGINE START, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT ENGINE WAS IN MIN AND OPERATING NORMALLY. WHILE THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE TEMPS TO COME UP, IN 3-4 MINUTES, THE NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE SPIKED PAST 100 PERCENT ON ITS OWN. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE LT ENGINE MAINTENANCE REPLACED MULTIPLE ENGINE COMPONENTS INCLUDING ECU, MFC AND PROP UNDER SEPERATE DEFECTS. POWER ASSURANCE RUNS, FULL FUNCTION CHECKS OF ALL POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS TESTED AND NO FAULTS FOUND DURING A 45 MIN GROUND RUN. REF AMM 71-00-00, THE ECU WAS DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT, AFH 5248.15, AFC 69444. ECU TSN/TSO 7604.51 HRS, 9091 CYC TSR 1077 HRS, 1215 CYC.