Aircraft equipment problem. #2 engine failed on initial climb and autofeathered. Aircraft return lan...

Attributes
ACN	332023
Time
Date	199603
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mth
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	332023
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Takeoff from mth airport runway 7, XA35 am, mar/xx/96, flight #YYYY. Scheduled commuter flight mth to fll, day VFR, 2 crew with 17 passenger. Right engine lost thrust at 300-400 ft and appeared to autofeather. Climbed to 1500 ft. Engine fire or fail checklist was completed. Returned to airport with fire department ready. Safe landing, single engine, no injury or damage. Note: at 300- 400 ft right engine thrust loss, engine instruments indicated normal takeoff setting except propeller RPM indicated a feathered propeller. At 1500 ft engine fire or fail checklist completed. (This checklist fully shut engine down.) when engine shut down, propeller appeared to feather further or more completely, single engine performance increased.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. #2 ENG FAILED ON INITIAL CLB AND AUTOFEATHERED. ACFT RETURN LAND UNEVENTFUL.

Narrative: TKOF FROM MTH ARPT RWY 7, XA35 AM, MAR/XX/96, FLT #YYYY. SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLT MTH TO FLL, DAY VFR, 2 CREW WITH 17 PAX. R ENG LOST THRUST AT 300-400 FT AND APPEARED TO AUTOFEATHER. CLBED TO 1500 FT. ENG FIRE OR FAIL CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED. RETURNED TO ARPT WITH FIRE DEPT READY. SAFE LNDG, SINGLE ENG, NO INJURY OR DAMAGE. NOTE: AT 300- 400 FT R ENG THRUST LOSS, ENG INSTS INDICATED NORMAL TKOF SETTING EXCEPT PROP RPM INDICATED A FEATHERED PROP. AT 1500 FT ENG FIRE OR FAIL CHKLIST COMPLETED. (THIS CHKLIST FULLY SHUT ENG DOWN.) WHEN ENG SHUT DOWN, PROP APPEARED TO FEATHER FURTHER OR MORE COMPLETELY, SINGLE ENG PERFORMANCE INCREASED.

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.

Aircraft equipment problem. #2 engine failed on initial climb and autofeathered. Aircraft return land uneventful.