Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 16, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4145
Aircraft time
10,784 hours, 11,534 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Control Unit
Part number
697073002
Part serial
DAP0137
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitch
Part time
1,209 hours, 1,265 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, BOTH PROPS AT 1020 NORMAL. BUT WHEN THE PROPS WERE BACK TO 900 THE RT PROP WAS AT 880; THEN WHEN WENT TO 850 THE RT PROP WENT TO 830. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE NR2 PEC CAUTION CAME ON, FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST PUT BOTH CL TO MAX, THE RT PROP WENT TO 1050, FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST TO NR2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED TO THE FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. WEIGHT AT LANDING 62,300 LBS TOUCHDOWN AT 200 FPM. FOUND NR2 PROPELLER FAULTS 158, 236 AND 260. R & R NR2 PITCH CONTROL UNIT, OPS CHECK GOOD. FAULTS CLEARED AND PEC CAUTION REMAINED EXTINGUISHED DURING POST INSTALLATION RUNS, PROP SPEED REMAINED NORMAL DURING OPS CHECK. VERTICAL ACCELERATION AT TOUCH DOWN 1.22 NZ, NO FURTHER INSPECTIONS REQUIRED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.