Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 4, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE202
Aircraft time
26,904 hours, 31,748 cycles
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

SUSPECTED AUTOFEATHER - ACFT.202UX SIGNIFICANT EVENT FLT NR 5028 "DEN" 01/04/08 UPON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE LT ENGINE BEGAN CYCLING IN/OUT OF AUTOFEATHER AS PWR WAS ADDED FROM 500 TO 1000 LBS. MX INSPECTED SECURITY OF MICROSWITCHES AND ARMING WITH NO FAULTS FOUND IN SYS. PERFORMED NUMEROUS OPS CHECKS IAW 61-21. MX REPORTED THAT THE SYS WORKS AS IT SHOULD IN TEST AND ARM. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ORIGINAL DISCREPANCY.

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