Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120198
Aircraft time
36,179 hours, 37,540 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Engine
Condition
Oscillates
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 17155 KFRG-KACY: AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 5000FT THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED OSCILLATING WITH AN AIRCRAFT YAWING MOTION. THE RIGHT NP WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 97% AND 104% WITH THE ASSOCIATED ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATING 72% TO 84%. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT-DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RETURN TO KFRG WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT (PCU) WAS REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MAINTENANCE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND TEST FLOWN WITH SYSTEM CHECKING NORMAL.

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