Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Dhav DHC6

Difficulty date
May 25, 2018
Submitted
May 25, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N153QS
Make and model
Dhav DHC6
Aircraft serial
869
Aircraft time
1,014 hours, 1,006 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Engine time
441 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
C6SC1125
Part serial
7216
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Autofeather
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, AT 300 FT, THE NR 2 PROPELLER AUTOFEATHERED, THE AUTOFEATHER WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE PROPELLER UNFEATHERED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS. TORQUE WAS OBSERVED BY THE CREW DURING THE AUTOFEATHER AND THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO PREVENT AN OVER TORQUE. NR 2 AUTOFEATHER PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT TESTED ON GROUND. THE SYSTEM WAS OPS CHECKED 6 TIMES AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.