Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 22, 2009
Submitted
September 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
20,795 hours, 21,413 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
5,764 hours, 6,145 cycles
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
697070213
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO BIL NR 1 PEC CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND POWERPLANT MESSAGE APPEARED ON ED. NP WAS 1060. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. F/O HAD 18% TORQUE ON BOTH ENGINES AND HAD JUST REDUCED POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE WHEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL INDICATIONS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. CONDITION LEVERS WERE AT MIN 850. UNABLE TO REDUCE PROP RPM WITH REDUCTION IN POWER LEVER. (ALREADY AT FLIGHT IDLE). LANDING UNEVENTFUL. IDENTIFIED NR 1 PROPELLER BUSS BAR (1EA) BROKEN. REPLACED DAMAGED BUSS BAR IAW AMM TASK 61-10-06-000-804 AND 61-10-06-400-804. VARIFIED INTEGRITY OF NR 1 DUAL PULSE PROBE (MPU) ASSY IAW AMM TASK 61-20-06-760-801 - CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED T/C 6710007 PROPELLER / PEC INSTALLATION RUNS AND T/C 6710005 ENGINE POWER ASSURANCE CHECK (NR 2). ALL OPS CHECK GOOD. OVERSPEED CONDITION WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM TASK 05-11-00-992-802. RETURNED TO SERVICE.