What was found
THE LEFT AUTO FEATHER TEST SWITCH STUCK IN THE TEST POSITION ON TAKEOFF RESULTING IN OVER TORQUE. (FLT 7759) REPLACED SWITCH, RIGHT PROP HUB AND BLADES.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2010
- Submitted
- March 25, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N301YV
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120301
- Aircraft time
- 30,732 hours, 42,999 cycles
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14RF9
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Autofeather Sys
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.