Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 15, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
21,673 hours, 29,834 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Engine time
22,568 hours, 31,521 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Switch
Part number
V319
Condition
Stuck
Location
Beta Lockout
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
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 TAKE-OFF AT APPOX.350 FT OFF THE GROUND, NR 2 PROP BEGAN TO CYCLE IN AND OUT OF FEATHER. CREW PULLED BACK POWER, AND RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE CREW REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT, DID A TEST FLIGHT, TEST FLIGHT FAILED. SAME CONDITION AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE CREW TROUBLE SHOT THE BETA LOCK OUT SYSTEM, FOUND THAT THE SWITCH (6141S4) WAS STUCK IN THE NORMALY CLOSED POSITION. R&R SWITCH, GROUND CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. TEST FLIGHT WAS ALSO SATISFACTORY.