Service difficulty report · Pcu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 26, 2011
Submitted
October 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
11,864 hours, 12,850 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
697073002
Part serial
DAP00095
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 400
Part time
4 hours, 7 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

NR 1 PEC CAUTION LIGHT AND POWERPLANT MESSAGE RECEIVED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 30 KNOTS. ABORTED TAKEOFF. DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF, RECEIVED A NR1 AC GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT, AND AFTER CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY NOTICED THE NP TO BE AT 200. FOUND FAULT CODES 260 CHANNEL A AND 236 CHANNEL B ON NR1 ENGINE. C/W FIM TASKS 61-20-06-810-818 AND 61-20-05-810-822. PCU HAS HAD PROBLEMS ON OTHER ACFT. REPLACED PCU IAW AMM 61-20-11-000-801. ENGINE RUNS CHECK GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.