Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
May 10, 2010
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
22,025 hours, 22,922 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pec
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF BELOW 60 KTS FOR "POWERPLANT" MESSAGE. NOTICED THE MESSAGE AS WE TOOK CTRLINE AND POWER LEVERS ADVANCED JUST ABOVE FLIGHT IDLE. RETURNED TO THE GATE. INTEROGATED CDS FOUND FAULT CODES ON P-PLANT 1 CH A 14,28,30,456. CH B 794. POWERPLANT 2 CH A 456, CH B 456. AFTER CLEARING FAULTS, 30 ON P-PLANT 1 CH A AND 794 CH B REMAINED HARD FAULTED. (PEC TO FADEC COMMUNICATION). UPON REMOVAL OF CONNECTORS TO PEC FOUND EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION ON ALL PEC CONNECTORS. CLEANED & RECONNECTED CONNECTORS TO PEC, FAULTS 30 & 794 CLEARED. PERFORMED 2 ENGINE STARTS, NO FAULTS LOGGED. DEFERRED ENGINE TREND DOWNLOAD AND SHRINK WRAP INSTALL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.