What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RT PROPELLER RPM INCREASED TO 102 PERCENT. WHEN POWER REDUCED, THE RPM DROPPED TO 96 PERCENT AND THEN INCREASED AGAIN TO 102 PERCENT. REPLACED THE RT PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 11,585.
- Difficulty date
- December 21, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N269CA
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120263
- System (JASC)
- 6120 · Propeller Controlling System
- Part
- Pcu
- Part number
- 78249012
- Condition
- Malfunction
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 11,663 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.