Service difficulty report · Ecu · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 28, 2000
Submitted
September 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3052
Aircraft time
13,374 hours, 12,036 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Ecu
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4087 ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER RECEIVING A LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW WAS INSTRUCTED BY MAINTENANCE TO RESET THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND THE FAIL LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW CONTINUED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CANNON PLUGS AND PERFORMED A GROUND RUN IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 75-00-00. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY DEFECTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. FLIGHT 4087 DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.