Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 27, 2018
Submitted
July 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
34,344 hours, 35,424 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Prop Control
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER START FLOW COMPLETED. NR 2 PROP 1020 DID NOT UNFEATHER PROP NR 2 AC GEN CAUTION REMAINED ON. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. MOVED CONDITION LEVER FROM 1020 TO FEATHER WITH NO CHANGE. MOVED CONDITION LEVER TO 1020 AND AGAIN NO CHANGE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL 1020 SELECTION, THE NR 2 ENGINE/ PROP RESPONDED TO THE CONDITION LEVER POSITION. RETURN TO GATE FEATHER AND FUEL OFF THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TASK OF TIME TO UNFEATHER IAW AMM TASK 61-20-00-720-802 TWO TIMES, PROPS UNFEATHER BETWEEN 17-18 SEC BOTH TIMES. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.