Service difficulty report · Pcu · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
March 22, 2014
Submitted
March 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N885EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft serial
341
Aircraft time
29,476 hours, 31,797 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
7824950
Part serial
850517
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2
Part time
1,020 hours, 950 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PROP RPM & TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS BEGAN AT 400 FT PROP 970-1000, PROP CONTROL UNIT TORQUE 99.5-106%. RETURNED TO ANC. REPLACED NR 2 PCU FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE IN PL SWITCH 6121 S12. R & R SAME & OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW PSM 1-8-2 TR-ER-23 PART 7.