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Nearing alb left propeller intermittent went in and out of feather. Engine shut down. Propeller feathered and normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178658 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alb artcc : czqm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| 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 : 215 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 178658 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on a visibility approach to runway 1 at alb, at the above time and altitude, left automatic feather on aircraft became intermittent, causing aircraft to yaw as the left engine went in and out of feather. Left engine was shut down, tower notified and the landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEARING ALB LEFT PROPELLER INTERMITTENT WENT IN AND OUT OF FEATHER. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PROPELLER FEATHERED AND NORMAL LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE ON A VIS APCH TO RWY 1 AT ALB, AT THE ABOVE TIME AND ALT, LEFT AUTO FEATHER ON ACFT BECAME INTERMITTENT, CAUSING ACFT TO YAW AS THE LEFT ENG WENT IN AND OUT OF FEATHER. LEFT ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, TWR NOTIFIED AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.