Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 24, 2006
Submitted
September 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
18,620 hours, 26,731 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
324485318
Part serial
B27052N
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
587 hours, 875 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2152 AT CRUISE AT 18000 FT, THE TORQUE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE BECAME ERRATIC TORQUE WAS VARYING 3% OR SO. THE FUEL FLOW WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM 660 TO 715 NH VARIED ABOUT 1-2% THERE WAS A NOTABLE CHANGE IN SOUND OF THE PROP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 MFC, COMPLIED WITH ENGINE RIGGING CHECKS. GROUND RAN ENGINE RUNS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.