Service difficulty report · Pcu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 28, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
33,810 hours, 37,771 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
24,398 hours, 26,634 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
78249050
Part serial
910322
Condition
Sticking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
20,011 hours, 22,057 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

FLIGHT 3870 HAD TO SHUTDOWN IT'S NR 2 ENGINE AND RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT YAWING AND THE NR 2 ENGINE AUTOFEATHERING AFTER ROTATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LGA WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AND AVIONICS RESPONDED TO DISCREPANCY. AVIONICS DOWNLOADED FDR AS REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 PROP ASSEMBLY, PROP CONTROL UNIT (DUE TO THE INTERNAL BETA SWITCH STICKING), OVERSPEED PUMP, PROP TRANSFER TUBE, AND INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS AND OIL FILTERS AS NEEDED PER SITUATION REQUIREMENTS.