Service difficulty report · Propeller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4153
Aircraft time
8,764 hours, 9,539 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Feathering
Stage of operation
TX
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

NR2 ENGINE TOOK LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS TO START AND FEATHER POSTION TO MIN 850 RPM. INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND NO FAULTS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF PROP TIME TO UNFEATHER ON NR2 ENG. IAW AMM TASK 61-20-00-720-801, NR2 PROP UNFEATHERED WITH IN TIME LIMITS, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.