Service difficulty report · Ecu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 19, 2004
Submitted
October 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
326
Aircraft time
28,823 hours, 31,452 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
38,732 hours, 43,219 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
789846009
Part serial
041463
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
9,174 hours, 10,065 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT NR 3937 OUT OF SWF REPORTED, THE NR 1 ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAILING AND THE TORQUE DROPPING TO 49 PERCENT AS THEY WERE CLIMBING THROUGH 5000 FT. CREW BEGAN THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AS THE TORQUE CONTINUED TO DROP TO ZERO. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, AN EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND THE CABIN PREPPED FOR AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ECU, FUEL PUMP, AND HYDRO MECHANICAL UNIT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK GOOD AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.