Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 1, 2012
Submitted
November 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
526
Aircraft time
29,764 hours, 41,458 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
78249050
Part serial
970814
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
27,309 hours, 39,347 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SURGING 15 - 20 PERCENT TORQUE IN FLIGHT WITH THE PROPS AT 1050. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. MX TRACED THE ISSUE A THE PROP CONTROL UNIT. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE PCU AN OPERATIONAL CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS.