Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
January 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
376
Aircraft time
33,896 hours, 36,886 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
V319
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
33,896 hours, 36,886 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

WHILE ADVANCING THE POWER LEVERS TOWARD TAKE OFF POWER, THE NR 2 PROPELLER FEATHERED, THE AUXILIARY PUMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROP TORQUE SPIKED TO 100% FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE MX FACILITY. MX CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND CHANGED OUT RELAYS 6121-K1 AND 6121-K2 WITH NO FIX. MICROSWITCH 6121-S12 WAS THEN CHANGED AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE NR 2 PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.