Service difficulty report · Propeller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 29, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
12,161 hours, 13,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Propeller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 400
Part time
11,372 hours, 12,155 cycles
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

AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI , PROPS DIDN'T SEEM TO COME OUT OF FLT IDLE TO DISC FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 SECS, POSSIBLY LONGER. ACFT TAXIED AT FASTER THAN NORMAL SPEED & ACCELERATED IF BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED WITH POWER LEVERS IN DISC POSITION. AFTER 20 OR MORE SECONDS, PROPS FINALLY ATTAINED DISC POSITION. NOISE CHANGE INDICATION ONLY. PSEU & CDS SHOW NO RELATED FAULTS. GROUND RUN IN & OUT OF FEATHER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED PEC NR 2 AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM 61-20-36-000-801 & 61-20-36-400-801. OPS TESTED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.