<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1077138, March 2013

For an unknown reason; the pilot of a cessna 402 experienced an uncommanded autofeather of the propeller during taxi out. He was unable to taxi; so the passengers were transported to the gate and the aircraft was towed to the hangar.

Attributes
ACN	1077138
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Taxi
Component
Aircraft Component	Propeller Autofeather System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

As I was taxing out from the gate to the runway; suddenly the right engine propeller feathered at 900 RPM. As I was with full passenger and bags load; I was unable to taxi back to the gate. I coordinated with ground control and the company maintenance and the ramp people. The passengers were transported from the plane back to the gate and the airplane was towed to the maintenance hangar. I was assigned another airplane and continued the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: For an unknown reason; the pilot of a Cessna 402 experienced an uncommanded autofeather of the propeller during taxi out. He was unable to taxi; so the passengers were transported to the gate and the aircraft was towed to the hangar.

Narrative: As I was taxing out from the gate to the runway; suddenly the right engine propeller feathered at 900 RPM. As I was with full passenger and bags load; I was unable to taxi back to the gate. I coordinated with Ground Control and the Company Maintenance and the ramp people. The passengers were transported from the plane back to the gate and the airplane was towed to the maintenance hangar. I was assigned another airplane and continued the flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.