A dash 8-200 on takeoff climb at 500 ft, the right engine propeller went to feather uncommanded. Declared an emergency and landed.

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Attributes
ACN	442380
Time
Date	199907
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eat.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	442380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : prop feather indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine #2 went into feather shortly after takeoff. Ran checklists, waited for crash fire rescue equipment while orbiting field, and made normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DASH 8-200 ON TKOF CLB AT 500 FT, THE R ENG PROP WENT TO FEATHER UNCOMMANDED. DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED.

Narrative: ENG #2 WENT INTO FEATHER SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. RAN CHKLISTS, WAITED FOR CFR WHILE ORBITING FIELD, AND MADE NORMAL LNDG.

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.