Service difficulty report · Propeller · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 17, 2008
Submitted
October 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
23,940 hours, 34,799 cycles
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX NR 2 PROPELLER TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO COME OUT OF FEATHER. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 40 SECONDS THE PROPELLER CAME OUT OF FEATHER. MX GROUND RAN THE ACFT AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS UNFEATHERS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE 40 SECOND TIME. TIME WAS ABOUT 15 SECONDS FOR BOTH PROPS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.