SDR RU3A0706

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
July 18, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF6
Aircraft time
11,771 hours, 6,248 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
9,145 hours, 5,009 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Unknown
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING FLARE FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING YAWED HARD RIGHT. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE PILOT NOT FLYING REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT PROP PITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EXCURSION. AFTER THE GO-AROUND, THE PROPELLERS WERE RESET TO 1500 RPM AND A POWER-ON APPROACH TO LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THAT TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT PROP PITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN.