Service difficulty report · Propeller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 29, 2017
Submitted
May 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
37,501 hours, 39,077 cycles
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, POWER LEVERS WERE ADVANCED TO RATING DETENT, PROPS WERE SET TO 850 RPM WHEN THE POWER LEVERS WENT TO DETENT, THE PROPS WENT TO 1020 RPM. POWER LEVERS WERE NOT ADVANCED PAST DETENT. RAN THE PROPS WILL NOT REDUCE BELOW 1020 CHECKLIST. THE PROPS DID COME BACK TO 850 WHEN CONDITION LEVERS WERE REDUCED. INTEROGATED CDS, NO FAULTS FOUND. C/W EMU DOWNLOAD IAW MTC 6773101, C/W MQAR DOWNLOAD IAW MCN 64602-14 ISSUE 5. AFTER INTEROGATION OF EMU IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER LEVER ANGLES WERE INADVERTANTLY MOVED CAUSING THE PROPS NP TO ADVANCE FROM 850 TO 1020 NP. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, PERFORMED A POWER ASSURANCE CHECK IAW MTC 6710005 AND FOUND NO DEFECTS NOTED AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS ON BOTH NR 1 & 2 ENGINES. NO FAULTS FOUND. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.