Service difficulty report · Pump · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 24, 2007
Submitted
January 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
19,393 hours, 27,798 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Pump
Part number
5008269H
Part serial
2167
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
499 hours, 687 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SEA FLIGHT NR 2411, IN CRUISE WITH CRUISE POWER SET THE NR 1 FUEL FLOW WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 770 AND 810. THE TORQUE WOULD ALSO FLUCTUATE FROM 93 PERCENT TO 103 PERCENT. WITH THE FUEL FLOW AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS THE FUEL FLOW WOULD FLUCTUATE LESS OR NOT AT ALL. WITH POWER LEVERS NEAR 100 PERCENT TORQUE THE FLUCTUATION WOULD RETURN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MFC AND PUMP REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER TUBE AND PACKING. REPLACEMENT ON EDP. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK AND ENGINE RUNS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.