Service difficulty report · Pcu · Dhav DHC5A

Difficulty date
July 4, 2015
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC5A
Aircraft time
22,624 hours
Part
Pcu
Part number
7666651
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Propeller
Part time
2,687 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW: WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO DESCEND PROP SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE. PROP LEVER WOULD NOT CONTROL PROP SPEED. PROP WAS FEATHERED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE: UPON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT (PCU) WAS CHANGED, GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE AND FLIGHT TEST SERVICEABLE. NEXT FLIGHT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED AS RESULT OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN PITCH LOCK REGULATOR. METAL WAS DETERMINED TO COME FROM ORIGINAL PCU WHICH IS SENT FOR REPAIR. PITCH LOCK REGULATOR AND DOME IS SENT TO REPAIR FACILITY FOR CLEANING AND INSPECTION. (TC# 20150708011)