What was found
(CAN) ON APPROACH THE PROPELLER FEATHERED UNCOMMANDED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAULTY AUTO FEATHER UNIT. (TC NR 20060906025)
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2006
- Submitted
- October 3, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72
- Engine
- Pwa PW127
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Autofeather Sys
- Part number
- 311809101
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 4,265 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.