Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 22, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
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) UN-COMMANDED AUTO-FEATHER OCCURRED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF ORIGIN, WHERE A SAFE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, CUSTOMER ENGINEERING REQUESTED THE TSCU FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.