Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 23, 2018
Submitted
February 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
26,885 hours, 28,453 cycles
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Control Unit
Part number
697073002
Part serial
DAP0099
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Pitch
Part time
36,222 hours, 38,105 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE SLOW TO COME OUT OF FEATHER. NR 1 PROPELLER GREASE LEVEL IS NORMAL, NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AT THE NR 1 PCU AND OSG. PROPELLER WILL NOT UNFEATHER ALL THE WAY IN MANUAL MODE, ONLY MOVES A FEW DEGREES. PROP TIME TO UNFEATHER TEST WITH ENGINES RUNNING TAKES APPROX 30-40 SECONDS AND IS ALSO SLOW TO FEATHER. REPLACED THE PROPELLER PISTON SEAL IAW 61-10-00-960-801. SERVICED THE PROPELLER GREASE LEVEL IAW 61-10-00-640-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PROPELLER TIME TO UNFEATHER FAILED. PROPELLER WILL NOT UNFEATHER MANUALLY. ON NR 1 ENGINE START WITH CONDITION LEVER IN START - FEATHER & POWER LEVER AT DISC, THE NR 1 PROPELLER RPM COMES OUT OF FEATHER AND PROPELLER RPM STABILIZES AT 420 RPM. REMOVED THE THR NR 1 BETA TUBE IAW MTC 6610001. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 PITCH CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 61-20-11-000-400-801. REINSTALLED THE NR 1 BETA TUBE IAW MTC 6610002 AND MTC 6710006. NO LEAKS NOTED. NR 1 FEATHER WITHIN TIME FRAME AND UNFEATHERS PROPERLY.