Service difficulty report · Pcu · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 18, 2003
Submitted
September 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
13,397 hours, 19,146 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Pcu
Part number
782490A50
Part serial
970220
Condition
Surges
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,725 hours, 6,925 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION NR 2 ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE. PROP RPM'S WERE AROUND 960 TORQUE FLUCTUATED + OR - 30 PERCENT. STARTED TO RUN THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST. RETURNED TO FIELD UNEVENTFULLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT. NO SURGES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.