Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
October 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft time
35,809 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
8190026
Condition
Failed
Location
Prop Feathering
Part time
348 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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) AFTER TAKE OFF, THROUGH 400 FT. THE LEFT ENGINE FEATHERED. PILOTS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE AS TORQUE WAS INDICATING ZERO. PIC MADE THE CALL FOR FLAPS 30. UPON CONFIRMING AND PARTIALLY RETARDING NR 1 POWER LEVER, THE TORQUE CAME BACK ON LINE AND ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL ON BOTH ENGINES. AS AIRCRAFT HAD NOT LOST ALTITUDE, PIC CALLED MAX POWER FLAPS 10. TO LIMIT AN OVER TORQUE CONDITION, PILOTS RETARDED THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE PROPELLER CAME UNFEATHERED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. PIC ADVANCED POWER, AND RETURNED TO BASE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. GROUND RUN BY MAINTENANCE FOUND LT PROP WANTED TO FEATHER ON POWER REDUCTION WITH AUTO FEATHER SELECTED. ARMING PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE AT 30 PSI BUT SHOULD BE AT 17 PSI. LT AUTO FEATHER TORQUE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS CHANGED AND SYSTEM WAS TESTED SERVICEABLE.