Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 3, 2011
Submitted
June 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE153
Aircraft time
33,529 hours, 44,164 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
5038912147
Part serial
1091
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Autofeather Sys
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AUTOFEATHER CYCLED ABOUT 5 TIMES ON FINAL APPROACH INTO DEN, RPM DROPPED FROM 1700 TO 1400 ON NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO 1700 AFTER ADDING POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT AFX LOW PRESSURE SITCH AND RIGGED THE RH ENGINE , FCU DEAD BAND PROP LOW PITCH SOLENOID AND BETA VALVE, OPS CK GOOD REF AIM CH 7 61-21-00 AND T.C. 1900-7180-10.

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