Service difficulty report · Controller · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
October 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Controller
Part number
83910321017
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Prop Feather
Part time
10,757 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT AUTOFEATHER WOULD NOT DISARM IN FLIGHT UNTIL POWER LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO BELOW 64 PERCENT TORQUE. AIRCRAFT THEN TO OPERATE AS PER MEL 61-3. NEXT FLIGHT ABORTED DUE TO AN UNCOMMANDED AUTOFEATHER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. NEW AUTOFEATHER CONTROLLER INSTALLED. BUT SYSTEM WORKED OK EXCEPT WHEN THE A/FX TEST TOGGLE LEVERS WERE SELECTED TO TEST. WIRING AT THE SELECTSWITCH FOUND IN BAD SHAPE.