Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 30, 2014
Submitted
October 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
32,375 hours, 33,868 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
699018003
Part serial
1128
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autofeather
Part time
391 hours, 410 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

AUTOFEATHER DID NOT ARM ON T/O. ABORTED TAKEOFF 90 KNOTS. FOUND FAULT CODE IN CDS NR 1 PROP 206A/B. C/W AUTO FEATHER TEST AND UPTRIM SYS REF AMM 61-20-00-710-801. AUTO FEATHER TEST FAILED ON NR 1. DUE TO HISTORY OF NR 1 PEC. R & R NR 1 PEC IAW AMM TASK 61-20-36-000-801, 61-20-36-400-801, MAINTENANCE 6710006. ALL ENGINE RUN, OP'S CHECK GOOD. OP'S TEST OF THE PROP AUTOFEATHER AND UPTRIM SYS IAW AMM TASK 61-20-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. WITH AUTOFEATHER SELECTED AND CL TO 1020, NUMERIOUS TIME MOVED PL ABOVE FLIGHT IDLE AROUND 57 TORQUE ON THE BOTH ENGINE. AUTO FEATHER ARMS INDICATION COMES ON ED. NO OTHER RELATED FAULT NOTED IN CDS. CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.