Service difficulty report · Pedestal · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 4, 2009
Submitted
March 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N211GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE211
Aircraft time
27,898 hours, 33,878 cycles
Part
Pedestal
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Afx
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

UPON SHORT FINAL THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER BEGAN TO CYCLING IN AND OUT OF AUTOFEATHER. THE PILOT INCREASED POWER HOWEVER IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PILOTS TURNED OF THE AFX AND IT STOPPED FEATHERING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AUTOFEATHER SWITCHES AND FOUND THEM TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 61-21-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS UNSATISFACTORY AND MAINTENANCE THEN PERFORMED A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE 1900-08-6101. ADJUSTED LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND AFX PEDESTAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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