Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
July 27, 2011
Submitted
August 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N884EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft serial
387
Aircraft time
34,874 hours, 38,797 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Engine time
8,019 hours, 8,912 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NR 1 ENGINE AFTER ERRATIC FUEL FLOW AND TORQUE INDICATIONS ON DESCENT, NO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MX REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PCU, O/S GOVERNOR AND PROPELLER HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO MX BASE. FDR DATA DOWNLOADED AND FORWARDED TO ENGINE AND PROPELLER MANUFACTURERS FOR ANALYSIS OF OVER TORQUE EVENT AND DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF A FUEL FLOW ISSUE. ALL INSPECTIONS OF ENGINE AND PROPELLER PER MANUFACTURER COMPLETED WITH NO FAULT FOUND, REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE HMU, TSCU AND ECU, ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE REMOVED HMU, TSCU AND ECU SENT OUT FOR EVALUATION, AWAITING RESULTS.