Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 29, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE169
Aircraft time
27,261 hours, 34,436 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Propeller
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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 - PILOTS REPORTED THE RT PROP AUTOFEATHERED IN FLIGHT WHILE REDUCING TORQUE FROM 2500 LBS TO 500 LBS. TOR4QUE LEVELS WERE EVEN THROUGHOUT PWR REDUCTION. MX ADJUSTED THE FLIGHT IDLE TORQUES ON THE RT AND LT ENG IAW MM 76-10-00. OPS CHECKS OF THE AUTOFEATHER SYS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 61-21-00. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. RII INSPECTIONS C/W IAW TASKCARD 4.3.13.

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