Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW HAVE REPORTED 3 EVENTS OVER THREE WEEKS OF AUTO-FEATHER (AF) FAIL TO ARM INDICATIONS DURING TAKE-OFF AND HAVE REJECTED THE TAKE-OFFS AS A RESULT. AIRCRAFT OPERATED ON MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST (MEL) WITH RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW RETURN TO MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT DEFECT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH RELAYS AND AF CONTROL BOX CHANGE. NEXT STEP IS TO CHANGE THE TSCU.