Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
May 17, 2006
Submitted
May 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
17,798 hours, 25,527 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Stuck
Location
Prop Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PSC - ON FLIGHT 2101, DURING CLIMB, AUTO FEATHER WAS DESELECTED PER DE CHECKLIST, SELECT PORTION WENT DARK BUT ARM REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DURING THAT DESCENT WHEN POWER LEVELS WERE RETARDED FOR APPROACH, ARM EXTINGUSHED AT APPROX 50 PERCENT TRQ AND REMAINED DARK FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. MAINTENANCE FOUND SWITCH S7 STICKING OPEN BETWEEN C AND NC. CLEANED AND CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALL OHM CHECKS TEST GOOD. RIGGED S7 SWITCH. AUTO FEATHER/POWER UPTRIM TEST OF PSU GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.