Service difficulty report · Propeller · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 4, 2011
Submitted
April 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N47542
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE198
Aircraft time
28,708 hours, 36,816 cycles
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED WHEN PULLING PROPS BACK FROM 1550 RPM ON THE DESCENT TO 1400 RT PROP LAGGED ABOUT A KNOB AND HALF FROM LT SIDE PROPS WERE OUT OF SYNC AND COULD NOT GET INTO SYNC. WHEN PROPS PUSHED FULL FWD LT PROP REACHED ABOUT 1700 RPM WHILE RT PROP INCREASED TO OVER 1800 RPM. BOTH PROPS WERE PULLED TO 1700 RPM BY THE GAUGE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLIED WITH PROPELLER CONTROL RIGGING, OPS CKS NORMAL.

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