What was found
ON TAXI, THE LEFT PROPELLER FAILED TO FEATHER MANUALLY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE FEATHER VALVE. NO PARTS WERE USED. TEARDOWN REPORT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2003
- Submitted
- January 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N139ZV
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE139
- Aircraft time
- 16,528 hours, 22,501 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Lt Propeller
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.