Service difficulty report · Synchrophaser · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
November 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
24,975 hours, 25,687 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Synchrophaser
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOSS OF PROP SYNC ON FINAL, F/O SELECTED RDC NP FOR LANDING, PROPS REMAINED AT 1020 NP AT APPROX 1000 AGL BOTH PROPELLER SPEEDS STARTED DRIFTING. NR 1 PROP BETWEEN 1020-980 NP, NR 2 PROP BETWEEN 1000-950 NP. NR 2 SHOWED GREATER DEVIATIONS AND ALWAYS REMAINED AT LOWER THAN NR 1, ALL CHANGES WERE SMOOTH AND GRADUAL. NO CAUTION LIGHTS OR OTHER WARNINGS ANNUCIATED. INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND NO FAULTS, PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROP ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER SYNCHROPHASE TRIM IAW AMM TASK 61-20-36-820-801. OP'S CHECK GOOD, NO FAULTS IN CDS. MEL 76-10-1A FOR THE SWITCH. COMPLIED WITH OPS CHECKED OF RDC NP SWITCH. IAW HS NR 76-0001. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEAR MEL. NO PARTS REPLACED.