Service difficulty report · Fcu · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1054
Aircraft time
9,692 hours, 7,382 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Fcu
Part number
8068016
Part serial
14118585
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
4,091 hours, 3,047 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT AND ON SHORT FINAL, THE AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM WAS ATTEMPTING AN UNCOMMANDED FEATHER. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUNS AND NOTED RT ENGINE LAGS IN THE AUTOFEATHER RANGE. R & R RT ENGINE FCU IAW EMM CH: 73-20-00. PERFORMED STATIC RIGGING, OPS, LEAKS AND FINAL RIGGING IAW AMM 71-00-00 & 76-10-00. OPS CHECK EDGOOD.