Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 23, 2016
Submitted
March 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
34,375 hours, 35,910 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Control Unit
Part number
699018003
Part serial
1764
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Propeller
Part time
13,483 hours, 14,658 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

ON DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO 47 PERCENT. POWER LEVERS AROUND 50 PERCENT AND CONDITION LVRS AT 850. TORQUE ON RT ENGINE DROPPED BY HALF. NR 2 PEC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FEW MINUTES LATER PROP RPM WENT TO 1070. ALSO HAD A POWER PLANT MSG. RAN NR 2 PEC CHECKLIST THEN WHEN PROP OVERSPEED. RAN THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST TO SHUT IT DOWN. ALSO NOTICED ON TAKEOFF, RT ENGINE AROUND 6000 FT, WENT FROM NTOP TO MCL FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. WENT BACK TO NTOP ON ITS OWN. REST OF FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL EMERGENCY. NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R NR 2 ENGINE PEC IAW MM TASK 61-20-36-000-801, TASK 61-20-36-400-801 AND SUP: HS 71-0025. OPS TEST GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.