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Automatic feather malfunctioning. Flight crew flew trip. At den again automatic feather malfunctioned. Written up in log.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 170070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199102 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 170070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
On first flight checks the automatic feather check had to be done 3 times to get #2 engine to automatic feather. On landing in den automatic feather test was again attempted. #2 would not automatic feather on first attempt. Discrepancy was noted in logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AUTO FEATHER MALFUNCTIONING. FLT CREW FLEW TRIP. AT DEN AGAIN AUTO FEATHER MALFUNCTIONED. WRITTEN UP IN LOG.
Narrative: ON FIRST FLT CHKS THE AUTO FEATHER CHK HAD TO BE DONE 3 TIMES TO GET #2 ENG TO AUTO FEATHER. ON LNDG IN DEN AUTO FEATHER TEST WAS AGAIN ATTEMPTED. #2 WOULD NOT AUTO FEATHER ON FIRST ATTEMPT. DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED IN LOGBOOK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.