Service difficulty report · Eec · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 26, 2003
Submitted
October 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
331
Aircraft time
26,716 hours, 29,506 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
2,213 hours, 2,386 cycles
Part
Eec
Part number
7898423008
Part serial
020159
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1engine
Part time
2,213 hours, 2,386 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE FLUXING BETWEEN 50 AND 90 PERCENT. CABIN WAS ADVISED OF EMERGENCY, BUT DID NOT ASSUME THE BRACE POSITION. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT, ALL CHECKS GODD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.