Service difficulty report · Propeller · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1128
Aircraft time
4,186 hours, 3,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE ENTERED UNCOMMANDED FEATHER ON APPROACH, AIRSPEED WAS 170KTS. ACFT YAWED LT, AFTER 10 SEC ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL.