Service difficulty report · Fmu · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
January 1, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft time
6,230 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Fmu
Part number
312241910
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
6,053 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 2 ENGINE FAILED TO START. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CARRIED OUT BY MAINTENANCE. THE INITIAL FMU REPLACEMENT FAILED TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT. ULTIMATELY THE DEFECT WAS RESOLVED BY SWAPPING THE FLOW DIVIDERS AND THE FAULT FOLLOWED. THE SUSPECT FLOW DIVIDER WAS REPLACED. THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, THE ORIGINAL FMU IS SUSPECT DUE TO AN ISSUE WHEREBY MATERIAL FROM THE FMU CAN CAUSE DOWNSTREAM CONTAMINATION OF THE FLOW DIVIDER CAUSING THIS DEFECT DURING START. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.