Service difficulty report · Pcu · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 25, 2001
Submitted
October 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120349
Aircraft time
6,525 hours, 9,459 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
78249046
Part serial
920566
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
949 hours, 1,203 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTICED ENGINES EXTREMELY OUT OF SYNC. COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM BY CHANGING POWER. RETURNED TO LAND. NR 2 ENGINE WAS AT 98 PERCENT WHILE NR 1 ENGINE WAS AT 100.1 PERCENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT PCU IAW MM 61-21-00 AND 61-20-02.

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