Service difficulty report · Spring Strut · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 26, 2009
Submitted
March 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
426
Aircraft time
31,360 hours, 33,785 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Spring Strut
Part number
87620128001
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ASH 2907 GJT. NR 1 PROP RPM ROSE TO 1020 RPM AND ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. MASSIVE POWER LEVER SPLIT ON APPROACH. DURING SHUTDOWN, NR 1 PROP WOULD NOT FEATHER WHEN CONDITION LEVER MOVED TO START/FEATHER POSITION AND ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN OR FEATHER IN FUEL OFF. T-HANDLE SHUTDOWN. MX FOUND SPRING STRUT SHAFT BROKEN ALLOWING QUADRANT ASSEMBLY TO FREELY FLOAT ABOUT QUADRANT PIVOT BOLT. GEOMETRIC TENSION OF CABLES MOVES QUADRANT UP TOWARD NACELLE ROOF CAUSING PROP RPM RISE AND RESULTING IN MFC OUT OF RIG. SPRING STRUT REPLACED, ENGINE RIG AND TRIM COMPLETED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.