Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 7, 2009
Submitted
April 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE245
Aircraft time
26,895 hours, 33,130 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SIGNIFICANT EVENT-SUSPECTED AUTOFEATHER -PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE PROPELLER FEATHERED VIOLENTLY IN AIR WITH PROPELLERS FULL FWD AND REDUCING POWER. AUTO FEATHER SWITCH WAS IN THE ARMED POSITION 500 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. MX GROUND RUNS SHOWED THE LT AND RT AFX PEDESTAL SWITCHES OUT OF RIG. MX COMPLIED FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE 1900-08-61-01. OPS CHECK ON GROUND WAS GOOD IAW MM 61-21-00.

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