Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 13, 2015
Submitted
February 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
678,458 hours, 76 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
18,258 hours, 19,428 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
697073003
Part serial
DAP0569
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitch
Part time
12,070 hours, 12,873 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

SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE LT PROPELLER RPM SETTLED AT 1000 RPM AT ACCEL HEIGHT, MOVED THE CONDITION LEVERS TO 900 RPM. THE LT PROPELLER SETTLED AT ABOUT 860 -+- 20 RPM AT 2500 FT, SET THE CONDITION LEVERS TO 850 RPM THE LT PROPELLER RPM FELL TO ABOUT 600 RPM AND THE LT ENGINE TORQUE INCREASED TO AROUND 106 PERCENT BEFORE WE COULD GET THE POWER LEVERS RETARDED. AT THAT POINT, HAD A NR 1 PEC CAUTION LIGHT AND A POWER PLANT MESSAGE ON ENGINE DISPLAY. COMPLIED THE PEC CAUTION CHECKLIST WHICH LEAD US TO THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED GVI OF NR 1 ENGINE COMPARTMENT NO DEFECTS NOTED INTERROGATED CDS FOUND NR 1 CHANNEL, A-236 CHANNEL B-158, 260. R & R NR 1 PCU IAW AMM TASK 61-20-11-000-801 AND 61-20-11-400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.