Service difficulty report · Propeller · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
July 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
531
Aircraft time
25,909 hours, 28,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Feathering Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD AN UNSCHEDULED FEATHER AT 2000 FEET. ECU FLICKERED 3 TIMES THEN TORQUE WENT TO 125 FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS. MX CREW R & R THE ECU AND TSCU AND PERFORMED ALL GROUND RUNS AND TEST FLIGHT WERE SATISFACTORY FDR WILL BE DOWN LOADED AT NEXT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE FOR POSSIBLE OVERTORQUE. FDR WAS READ THEN NR 1 TSCU WAS CHANGED FOR UNSCHEDULED FEATHER. PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY OPS, CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.