Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 24, 2012
Submitted
January 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
11,522 hours, 12,512 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
699018003
Part serial
1057
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autofeather Sys
Part time
4,550 hours, 4,938 cycles
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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH POWER LEVERS IN THE RATING DETENT, AUTOFEATHER FAILED TO ARM. AUTOFEATHER SWITCHLIGHT WAS DEPRESSED AND "SELECT" WAS ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED ABOVE 60 KTS BUT LESS THAN 80 KTS. RETURNED TO THE GATE. INTERROGATED CDS FOR FAULTS. FOUND FAULT CODE 422 CHANNEL A&B ON NR 1 ENGINE. (UPTRIM A LOGIC FAULT). COMPLIED WITH AUTOFEATHER/ UPTRIM CHECK IAW AMM TASK 61-20-00-710-801. AUTOFEATHER/ UPTRIM TEST FAILED ON NR 1 ENGINE. IAW FIM TASK 61-20-09-810-813. R & R NR 1 PROP ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IAW TASKS 61-20-36-000-801 AND 61-20-36-400-801. ALL OPS TESTS ARE GOOD. NO FAULT CODES INDICATED. OK FOR SERVICE. CHECKED DISCRETE SIGNAL FOR AUTOFEATHER SWITCH IN CDS. SWITCH OPERATES GOOD AND SIGNAL IN CDS IS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.