Service difficulty report · Tscu · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
June 2, 2001
Submitted
June 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423TE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
119
Aircraft time
27,808 hours, 27,903 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW124B
Engine time
9,429 hours, 10,909 cycles
Part
Tscu
Part number
30005000044
Part serial
4003
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
8,666 hours, 8,808 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

7400-STL-LEFT PROPELLER FEATHERED IN FLIGHT, POWER MANAGEMENT KNOB IN CLIMB, TORQUE WAS 85 PERCENT. NP WENT TO 20 PERCENT, ENGINE TORQUE WENT FULL SCALE, CREW RETARDED POWER, PROPELLER UNFEATHERED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE, PERFORMED DOWNLOAD OF FDAU FOR EXCEEDANCE DATA, NO EXCEEDENCES WERE COLLECTED, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER (CROSS TALK BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES SIGNAL CONDITIONERS CAUSING AUTOFEATHER), PERFORMED GROUND RUN, AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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