Service difficulty report · Tq Sensor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
476
Part
Tq Sensor
Part number
311555701
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, THE NR 2 ENGINE AUTOFEATHERED, TORQUE WAS NOTICED AT 179 PERCENT. THE PROPELLER UNFEATHERED AND BEGAN TO DEVELOP POWER. TORQUE ON THE ENGINE INCREASED TO ABOUT 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND THE ACFT YAWED BACK TO THE LEFT. POWER LEVERS WERE ADVANCED TO ABOUT 50 TO 60 PERCENT AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY. AUTOFEATHER WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 PROPELLER (DUE TO OVER TORQUE), THE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER (TSEU), TORQUE PROBE, AND THE K2 RELAY.