Service difficulty report · Ecu · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 1, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3045
Aircraft time
12,534 hours, 11,297 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Ecu
Part number
8111803004
Part serial
C94091468
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
7,055 hours, 6,322 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING DCA EN ROUTE TO BTV, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A RIGHT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. IT RESET AND OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE THIRD TIME THE CREW DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESET IT. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN CONFERRING THROUGH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO DIVERT TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-21-00. OPERATIONALS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.