Service difficulty report · Ecu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 15, 2002
Submitted
May 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
011
Aircraft time
44,449 hours, 51,426 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
30,093 hours, 33,731 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
7898425009
Part serial
89104169
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Zone 400
Part time
26,137 hours, 29,442 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED #2 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN FLUCTUATING +/- 10-15%. WHEN #2 ECU WAS SELECTED OFF THE CONDITION STABILIZED BRIEFLY THEN #1 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN FLUCTUATING +/- 5-10%. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DCA. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #1 ENGINE ECU FLAGGED ON THE ENGINE CONDITION PANEL. REPLACED THE #1 ECU.