Service difficulty report · Pcu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 29, 2018
Submitted
November 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
24,729 hours, 26,861 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
697073003
Part serial
DAP0808
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Propeller
Part time
16,398 hours, 17,569 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON CLIMB OUT BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED AN ENGINE SURGING SOUND, ITT DEG. C ON ENGINE 1 NOTICED APPROX 100 LOWER IN COMPARISON TO ENGINE 2. FUEL FLOW ON ENGINE 1 WAS HIGHER THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT, OVERSPEED GOVERNOR, FEATHER PUMP AND CLEANED CONNECTORS ON #1 PEC. C/W POWER ASSURANCE RUNS ON #1 AND #2 ENGINES. POWER ASSURANCE CHECKS GOOD. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. NO SURGING ON #1 ENGINE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.