Yeti ATR 72 crash inquiry examines feathering of both propellers

by pdx_flyer • 3 years ago

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pdx_flyer• 3 years ago

"On Feb 15th 2023 Nepal's AAIC (Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission) released their preliminary report summarizing the sequence of events:

At 10:56:27, the PF disengaged the Autopilot System (AP) at an altitude of 721 feet Above Ground Level (AGL). The PF then called for “FLAPS 30” at 10:56:32, and the PM replied, “Flaps 30 and descending”. The flight data recorder (FDR) data did not record any flap surface movement at that time. Instead, the propeller rotation speed (Np) of both engines decreased simultaneously to less than 25%1 and the torque (Tq) started decreasing to 0%, which is consistent with both propellers going into the feathered condition. On the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) area microphone recording, a single Master Caution chime was recorded at 10:56:36. The flight crew then carried out the “Before Landing Checklist” before starting the left turn onto the base leg. During that time, the power lever angle increased from 41% to 44%. At the point, Np of both propellers were recorded as Non-Computed Data (NCD) in the FDR and the torque (Tq) of both engines were at 0%. When propellers are in feather, they are not producing thrust."

For reference here is a picture of the controls. The feathering is in the middle and full feather is a little bit higher than 30 degrees of flaps. The lever for the flaps can be seen on the far right.

https://imgur.com/a/cKG5A2i

Yeti ATR 72 crash inquiry examines feathering of both propellers

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