Provincial DH8C at Deer Lake on Nov 19th 2016, uncommanded feather

Last Update: November 23, 2016 / 22:27:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 19, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PB-917

Aircraft Registration
C-GYCV

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Provincial Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GYCV performing flight PB-917 from Deer Lake,NL to Goose Bay,NL (Canada) with 40 people on board, was climbing out of Deer Lake when the right hand propeller experienced an uncommanded feather. The crew shut the engine down, declared Mayday and returned to Deer Lake for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance identified a fault with the #2 torque signal condition unit and replaced the unit. Tests confirmed the engine serviceable.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 19, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PB-917

Aircraft Registration
C-GYCV

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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