SDR ASOA01084S

Service difficulty report · Propeller · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
June 18, 2001
Submitted
October 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120279
Engine
Pwa PW118
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Propeller
Condition
Overspeed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 4291 - DURING FINAL APPROACH INTO AVL, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER OVERSPEED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS FOR A PROPELLER OVERSPEED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN AVL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER COMPONENTS. THE TEARDOWN REPORT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER OVERSPEED WAS MOST LIKELY NOT CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF AN INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENT OR BY A MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM OR PROP CONTROL SYSTEM. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT REMAINS UNKNOWN, PARTIALLY DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION FROM THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER MALFUNCTIONING. THIS ENGINE WILL BE SCRAPPED. (M)

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