SDR SIMA980181

Service difficulty report · Harness · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
January 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427MQ
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
091
Part
Harness
Part number
S4003VB31
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

AZO - FLT 4171 - EN ROUTE TO GRR FROM ORD, THE RT PROP MOVED TO FEATHER UNCOMMANDED. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND A/C DIVERTED TO AZO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW DID NOTE TORQUE IND WAS AT MAX AT THE TIME THE UNCOMMANDED FEATHER OCCURRED. MX FOUND A CHAFED WIRE IN ENG WIRING HARNESS THAT ALLOWED THE FEATHERING CIRCUIT TO ACTIVATE. ENG HARNESS WAS REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FDAU AND WAS DETERMINED THE TORQUE VALUES WERE WITHIN LIMITS FOR BOTH THE ENG AND PROP TO REMAIN IN SERV. PROP WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AT ENGINEERS REQUEST. FOLLOWING THE ABOVE MENTIONED MX, A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)

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