Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 18, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
326
Aircraft time
26,512 hours, 29,000 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Eec
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN DCA, FLIGHT NR 3516 HAD NR 2 ENGINE CONTROL MANUAL LIGHT COME ON, PROPS DROPPING TO 650 RPM. CONNECTOR ON ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL AND TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITION UNIT WERE CLEANED AND AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.