Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
June 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
514
Aircraft time
24,724 hours, 34,500 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Engine time
2,818 hours, 4,089 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Part number
30005000056
Part serial
RT0462
Condition
False Indication
Location
Torque
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF NR2 PROP BEGAN SURGING BETWEEN 1200 AND 1600 RPM. SHUTDOWN NR2 ENGINE, AND RETURNED TO FIELD. ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL BEFORE SHUTDOWN. WE ARE WORKING WITH MFG ON THIS PROBLEM (BETA LOCK-OUT). WE HAVE ALREADY CHANGED PCU AND OVER SPEED GOVERNOR (NO FIX). AFTER MANUFACTURER REVIEWED THE FDR DOWNLOAD,IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PROP NEVER WENT OVER 1200RPM. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE SIGNIAL CONDITIONER UNIT WAS SENDING BAD INFORMATION. REPLACED TSCU,TEST FLEW THE A/C FROM SYR TO CLE. TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. WILL SEND MORE INFORMATION AT LATER DATE IF NEEDED