Service difficulty report · Pitch Control · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 29, 2005
Submitted
November 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
11,229 hours, 11,593 cycles
Part
Pitch Control
Part number
697073002
Part serial
DAP0143
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
9,618 hours, 10,136 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT NR 2311: ON CLIMB-OUT AT AROUND 15K FT, POWERPLANT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE ED (PUSHED EVENT MARKER). ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER THE NR 1 PEC CAUTION LIGHT APPEARED AND THE PROP FEATHERED. PER THE CHECKLIST, SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PCU IAW 61-20-11-000-801 AND 61-20-11-400-801. GROUND RAN A/C. OPS TEST GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. WHILE POWER LEVER IS AT DETENT, CYCLED CONDITION LEVER FROM MAX TO 900 AND 850 NP REFLECTED CHANGE. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. NO NEW FAULT CODES LOGGED. REF FIM TASKS 61-20-04-810-812 FOR CODE 158, TASK 61-20-06-810-818 FOR CODE 260 AND TASK 61-20-05-810-822 FOR CODE 236 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.