Service difficulty report · Hmu · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 3, 2019
Submitted
September 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120342
Aircraft time
36,554 hours, 50,571 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Hmu
Part number
78639016
Part serial
F5906
Condition
Erratic
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
8,719 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 800-1000' AGL, THE LT PROPELLER INADVERTENTLY FEATHERED. THE FLIGHT CREW RAN THE "INADVERTENT PROPELLER FEATHER" QRH AND WAS ABLE TO UNFEATHER THE PROPELLER, PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY AIR RETURN WITH BOTH ENGINES OPERATING. UPON LANDING, THE LT EEC ALSO FAILED WHEN SELECTING REVERSE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRO MECHANICAL UNIT (HMU) BEHAVING ERRATICALLY CAUSING THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE TO FLUCTUATE. THE FLUCTUATING TOQUE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEFT PROP FEATHERING AS THE AUTO FEATHER SYSTEM SENSED LOW TORQUE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HMU WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. GROUND RUNS PERFORMED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED AND WAS SUCCESSFUL.

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