SDR RU3A1113

Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF11
Aircraft time
12,592 hours, 6,621 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
1013690231
Part serial
3523
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16000 MSL, RIGHT PROP PITCH ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON INSTRUMENTS. NO AFFECTS ON AIRCRAFT HANDLING WERE DETECTED IN FLIGHT. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO HOME BASE. IN ANTICIPATION OF POSSIBLE ASYMMETRIC THRUST ON LANDING, DECLARED EMERGENCY SO THAT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WOULD BE STANDING BY. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE RIGHT PROP PROXIMITY SWITCH.