Service difficulty report · Propeller · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
July 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Propeller
Condition
Surging
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
23,147 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH WITH THE POWER LEVERS AT 10 PSI TORQUE AND THE PROPELLER LEVERS FULL FORWARD. THE POWER LEVERS WERE BROUGHT UP TO 20 PSI TORQUE. THE PROPELLER RPM ON THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER WOULD DROP OFF FROM 94 PERCENT TO 84 PERCENT AND THEN GO BACK TO 94 PERCENT. THE R/H PROPELLER KEPT SURGING/SEEKING UNTIL THE POWER WAS INCREASED OR THE PROPELLER LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO MINIMUM GOVERNING. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON THE GROUND. REPLACEMENT OF THE R/H PROPELLER RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM.