Service difficulty report · Coupling · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 2, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120304
Aircraft time
24,619 hours, 35,755 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Dirty
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH WITH AUTOFEATHER SWITCH ON, LEFT PROP SEEMED TO FEATHER. TORQUE JUMPED FROM 25 PERCENT TO 75 PERCENT AND NP DROPPED TO APPROX 38 PERCENT. CLEANED COUPLING ON LEFT TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.

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