What was found
PROPELLER UNFEATHER VALVE FAILURE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN DURING NORMAL TRAINING. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART BECAUSE PROPELLER WOULD NOT UNFEATHER. BROUGHT AIRCRAFT BACK TO HOME BASE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2021
- Submitted
- April 9, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N42LA
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42NG
- Aircraft serial
- 063
- Aircraft time
- 1,572 hours
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 2,466 hours
- Propeller
- Mtprop MTV6C
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- P8931
- Part serial
- 17A047
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Prop Unfeather
- Part time
- 241 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.