Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
May 7, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
47,831 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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) ENGINE NR 2 OVER TORQUED IN FLIGHT & NP WAS HIGH AT APPROX 92%. AS A PRECAUTION, ENG %2 WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. THE OVER TORQUE WAS BEYOND 70 PSI FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE. NR 2 ENG WAS FEATHERED AT HIGH TORQUE VALUE. OVER TORQUE INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH IAW MM 61-00-49 & MM 72-00-00 PAGE 649 & 71-00-00. POWER SECTION & PROPELLER HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE AUTO FEATHER SYS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY MX AS THE CAUSE OF THE OVER TORQUE. SIMILAR SITUATION OCCUR LAST SEPTEMBER ON SAME ACFT, SAME ENG REFER SDR 20141001007. SDR WILL BE DOCUMENTED WITH RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION.