Service difficulty report · Pcu · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
June 10, 2007
Submitted
June 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
20,432 hours, 29,347 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
78249050
Part serial
960714
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
14,598 hours, 21,050 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

EUG FLIGHT NR 2166, AFTER STARTING ENGINES AND RUNNING CHECKLIST. ADDED POWER TO INITIATE RIGHT RUN OUT OF PARKING SPOT. UPON ADDING POWER TO NR 1 ENGINE, NOTICED TORQUE INCREASE RAPIDLY TO YELLOW ARC. SOUNDED AS IF PROP FEATHERED, BUT DID NOT NOTICE NP GAUGE. RETURNED TO DISC AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PCU IAW MTC 9612201. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.