Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 12, 2013
Submitted
May 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4246
Aircraft time
8,842 hours, 9,437 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TX
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

NR 1 PROPELLER WILL NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER AFTER ENGINE START. INTERROGATED CDS. NO FAULTS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PROPELLER TIME TO UNFEATHER IAW AMM 61-20-00-720-801 AND OPS TEST OF PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR IAW AMM 61-20-00-710-803. BOTH OPS & FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. PROP NR 1 UNFEATHERS AND FEATHERS WITHOUT FAIL NUMEROUS TIMES. PROPELLER ALSO UNFEATHERS NORMALLY WITH MANUAL UNFEATHER. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE REMOVED OSG IAW AMM 61-20-26-000-801. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE OSG IAW AMM 61-20-26-400-801 AND HS 61-0038. OPS TEST GOOD. NO FAULT CODES NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.