Service difficulty report · Eec · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 2, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
63,915 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Eec
Part number
7898426009
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
38,787 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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) AFTER DEPARTURE #2 ENGINE TORQUE ROLLED BACK 16 % TWO SEPARATE TIMES WITH NO ECU LIGHT. TORQUE INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW SECONDS. MOMENTARY DROP IN R/H PROP RPM ALSO OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. PER MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. R/H ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL CYCLES: 39746 TSN: 38787:24, TSO: 14230:24, TSR 4:40 AND ENGINE CABLE HARNESS . ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS WERE THEN SWAPPED FROM THE L/H TO R/H ENGINES. AFTER INITIAL POST MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUNS THE R/H ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONING UNIT, CYCLES: 32114, TSN/TSO: 28338:4, TSR: 4:40 WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO #2 TORQUE INDICATOR FLUCTUATING AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS WHILE IN MANUAL MODE. SUBSEQUENT POST MAINTENANCE RUNS AND FUNCTION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED FOR REPLACED COMPONENTS PER AMM 71-00-00 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE COMPLETED NUMEROUS FLIGHTS WITH NO REPORTED REOCCURRENCE. AFTT 64822:40, CYCLES: 65733 (TC# 20190604014)