Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 1, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317NA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
223
Aircraft time
11,358 hours, 22,683 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Engine time
4,913 hours, 27 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, REVERSE WAS SELECTED. THE PROPELLER INITIALLY WENT INTO REVERSE NORMALLY, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE PROPELLER THEN WENT TO FLAT PITCH, RESULTING IN LOSS OF REVERSE EFFECTIVENESS.