Service difficulty report · Autofeather Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 11, 2017
Submitted
July 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
25,624 hours, 27,153 cycles
Part
Autofeather Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AUTOFEATHER TEST FAILED FOR NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES. NR 1 AUTOFEATHER SAYS ABORT. NR 2 AUTOFEATHER SAYS FAILED. THREE ATTEMPTS AT TEST. THIRD ATTEMPT WAS AFTER COMPLETE ELECTRONIC SHUTDOWN AND RESTART. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS AND FOUND FAULT CODES FOR NR 1 ENGINE 72A & 771A AS WELL AS NR 2 ENGINE 292A. CLEARED FAULT CODES IN CDS AND THEN RAN OPS TEST IAW AMM 61-20-00-710-801 WITHOUT AND WITH ENGINE RUNS. OPS CHECKED GOOD BOTH TIMES & NO NEW FAULT CODES APPEARED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.