Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
67,208 hours, 71,907 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Lever
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG YAW INPUTS. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED. ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE BETA LOCKOUT WAS ENGAGED BECAUSE OF A BROKEN WIRE AT PEDESTAL POWER LEVER SWITCH 6141-S3. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, ADJUSTED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS DOWNLOADED AND ENGINE PARAMETERS ANALYSED. ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE FILTER AND REDUCTION GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE IAW THE MM 05-50-00.