Service difficulty report · Ecu · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
August 27, 2015
Submitted
September 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14834
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
193
Aircraft time
40,281 hours, 51,687 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Engine time
37,402 hours, 47,207 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Ecu
Part number
7898436010
Part serial
88111381
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER GO AROUND, ECU 1 FAULTED. ECU 1 WAS TURNED OFF IAW QRH. ON BASE TO FINAL, LT TORQUE WENT TO 100% & LT NP WENT INTO CAUTION, NR 1 ECU. CLEANED CONNECTOR, PERFORMED ENG RUN-UP & FOUND TO BE OK IAW MM JIC 73-23-61 RAI 10000. AFTER INITIAL DISCREPANCY CORRECTED, CREW STATED THEY MIGHT HAVE EXCEEDED EXTENSION LIMITS FOR LG & FLAPS. PERFORMED FLAP & LG EXTENSION OVER SPEED INSPECTIONS IAW MM. IAW DFDR DOWNLOAD IT WAS DISCOVERED NR 1 ENG HAD SUSTAINED AN OVER TORQUE OF 126.2% FOR 41 SECONDS. PERFORMED ENG & PROPELLER OVER TORQUE INSPECTIONS IAW MM. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

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