Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
August 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
161
Aircraft time
51,810 hours, 57,464 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE AUTOFEATHER WOULD NOT ARM ON TAKEOFF ON AIRCRAFT 941HA. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE WITH GROUND RUN IAW DASH 8 MM 71-00-00. NOTED: AUTOFEATHER / POWER UPTRIM OPERATES NORMALLY. CLEANED AND LUBED LAYSHAFT MICRO SWITCHES AS PRECAUTION, CHECKED PSEC, NO FAULTS NOTED. AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY AT THIS TIME.