Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
May 27, 2001
Submitted
June 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410Z
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3125
Aircraft time
2,511 hours, 2,821 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Engine time
1,863 hours, 2,089 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
30B370102
Part serial
1071
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RECEIVED LEFT ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. THE INDICATION VARIED BETWEEN INTERMITTENT TO FULL INDICATION AT 3.6 IPS. ONCE IN FLIGHT, INDICATION WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER BETWEEN 2 AND 3 MINUTES UP TO 5 MINUTES. PER MANUFACTURER'S REQUEST, REPOSITIONED BOTH VIBRATION SENSOR AND VIBRATION MONITORING UNIT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT TO LEFT ENGINE. INDICATION FOLLOWED TO RIGHT ENGINE. INDICATION DIFFICULTY RESOLVED BY REPLACING BOTH VIBRATION SENSOR AND MONITORING UNIT WITH KNOWN COMPATIBLE UNITS. VIBRATION SENSOR P/N 30B3701-02, S/N 1071, ENGINE VIBRATION MONITORING UNIT P/N 241-277-000-011, SN 2511, LT ENGINE S,N CD0019, RT ENGINE S/N CD0022.