Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
March 26, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft time
26,545 hours
Engine
Pwa PW127
Propeller
Hamstd 247F1
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT NR 2 PROPELLER EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED FEATHER. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. NR 2 MULTI-FUNCTION COMPUTER AND AUTOFEATHER UNIT WERE REPLACED AND SENT TO ATR MFG FOR ANALYSIS. ENGINE TORQUE SENSORS ALSO REPLACED. GROUND RUNS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SATISFACTORY.

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