Service difficulty report · Controller

Difficulty date
August 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED TQ ROLL BACK UNDER 5 PERCENT. CAPTAIN CORRECTED FOR POWER LOSS AND CO-PILOT CONFIRMED RT TQ READING BELOW 5 PERCENT. RT ENGINE STARTED TO FEATHER THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAPTAIN TRIED TO VERIFY GAUGE READING, AS HE GLANCED AT THE GAUGE THE TQ HAD STARTED TO RETURN TO CORRECT SETTING. RT ENGINE DID NOT FULLY FEATHER. THE OCCURRENCE WAS BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS. THE CREW ALSO NOTED THAT RT AUTOFEATHER WAS SLOW TO ARM DURING TAXI, HIGHER THAN 60 PERCENT. PCU WAS CHANGED, THIS FIXED THE AUTO FEATHER ISSUE. LATER, FDR DOWNLOAD CONFIRMED THAT BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER MOMENTARILY DURING THE EVENT.