Service difficulty report · Pec · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 7, 2022
Submitted
February 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
31,524 hours, 33,907 cycles
Part
Pec
Part number
699018003
Part serial
1700
Condition
None
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
25,815 hours, 27,860 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING AUTO FEATHER TEST, THE A/F TEST ABORT AND A/F TEST FAILED MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE ED.REMOVED FROM SERVICE. EMU SHOWING THE FOLLOWING FAULTS: #1 PROP: 70B, #2 PROP: 70B AND 398B. COMPLIED WITH DHC-8-400 FIM TASK#'S 61-20-02-810-835 AND 61-20-08-810-818. FAULTS CLEARED AND AUTOFEATHER AND UPTRIM SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD. REFERENCE PRODUCTION WORK ORDER 312889 TASK CARD N/R-00002 FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLE SHOOTING PERFORMED AND REPLACEMENT OF #1 PROPELLER ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. AUTOFEATHER AND UPTRIM SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD SEVERAL TIMES WITH ENGINES RUNNING AND STOPPED IAW DHC-8-400 MM TASK# 61-20-00-710-810. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL DURING TESTS AND NO ENGINE/PROPELLER FAULTS FOUND IN CDS AFTER TESTS.RETURNED TO SERVICE.