SDR SWIA972178

Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 15, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120186
Aircraft time
27,799 hours, 34,742 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 76 PERCENT TORQUE. ALL OTHER GAUGES WERE NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WHEN WE BEGAN DESCENT, LEFT PROP WENT TO FEATHER. TURNED OFF AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. DIDN'T SEE LEFT TORQUE EXCEED 104 PERCENT REPLACED RIGHT TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT. FOUND TORQUE NOT TO EXCEED LIMITS 05-10-00. RAN ENGINES FOUND ENGINE AND AUTO FEATHER TO OPERATE NORMAL. OPS CHECKS SCU IAW MM 71-00-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD.PN ON: 30005-0000-57 SN ON: MM5055 SNOFF: 799

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