Provincial DH8C at Wabush on Oct 26th 2016, the micro fault
Last Update: November 2, 2016 / 20:34:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Provincial Airlines
Flight number
PB-922
Departure
Wabush, Canada
Destination
Goose Bay, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GYCV
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the right hand electronic control unit (ECU) following troubleshooting. The following day the aircraft performed a testflight PB-999 from Wabush to Wabush. During initial climb the same torque and propeller speed fluctuations were observed as on the day before. The engine was again shut down, the aircraft landed safely back. Following further examination maintenance replaced a faulty power lever micro switch.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Provincial Airlines
Flight number
PB-922
Departure
Wabush, Canada
Destination
Goose Bay, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GYCV
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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