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Flight crew of air carrier light transport turboprop aircraft aborted takeoff because 1 propeller feathered early in the takeoff roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 231789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 231789 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 231890 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Captain lined the aircraft on runway 14L for takeoff. I took control of aircraft for takeoff. As I advanced the throttles and rolled about 15 ft, the left propeller feathered. I noticed the engine indications and a slight veer to the left and aborted the takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF ACR LTT TURBOPROP ACFT ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE 1 PROP FEATHERED EARLY IN THE TKOF ROLL.
Narrative: CAPT LINED THE ACFT ON RWY 14L FOR TKOF. I TOOK CTL OF ACFT FOR TKOF. AS I ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND ROLLED ABOUT 15 FT, THE L PROP FEATHERED. I NOTICED THE ENG INDICATIONS AND A SLIGHT VEER TO THE L AND ABORTED THE TKOF.
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.