Service difficulty report · Torque Sensor · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Torque Sensor
Part number
311197801
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
1,144 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, LT ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION WAS NOT AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL FOR TAKEOFF. CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE TAXIWAY. CONDUCTED A POWER ASSURANCE RUN TO CHECK ENGINE PARAMETERS. ALL CHECKED NORMAL, CREW CONTINUED WITH TAKEOFF. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN-FLIGHT, CREW CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT AND LANDED AT THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CAK MX REPLACED LT ENGINE TORQUE SENSOR I.A.W. M.M. 77-11-00.