Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
March 7, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft time
42,309 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Switch
Part number
8190026
Condition
Failed
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE CO-PILOT LET THE NOSE GET TOO HIGH, IN RESPONSE, THE PILOT PUSHED FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY TO AVOID A POTENTIAL STALL, AT WHICH POINT THE LEFT PROPELLER FEATHERED. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE HAD BEEN CORRECTED. WHEN THE PILOT HEARD THE PROP FEATHER, THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE TORQUE GAUGES AND SAW A TORQUE PRESSURE DROP OF APPROXIMATELY 60 LBS. THE PILOT THEN PULLED POWER ON THE ENGINE TO PREVENT THE OVER-TORQUE. AS SOON AS THE POWER WAS PULLED BACK THE PROPELLER UNFEATHERED. THE PILOT THEN TURNED OFF THE AUTO FEATHER, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AUTO FEATHER SWITCH. BOTH A GROUND TEST AND A FLIGHT TEST WERE THEN CARRIED OUT TO CONFIRM OPERATION AND THE UNIT WAS FOUND SERVICEABLE. (TC# 20190314011)