Nepalese investigators probing the Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 crash at Pokhara have disclosed that both propellers feathered just after the flying pilot asked for a further extension of the flaps. The ...

The NTSB issued a safety alert (SA-091) for multi-engine pilots, emphasizing the critical importance of promptly feathering a propeller during partial engine failure before its RPM drops below the ...

Nepalese investigators believe an instructor captain inadvertently moved the propeller condition levers, instead of the flap selector, during an ATR 72-500’s approach to Pokhara, causing the ...

Engine-out automation, such as automatic propeller feathering and rudder boost, is designed to aid twin-engine aircraft in managing engine failures, reducing drag and pilot workload to help meet ...

The FAA is highlighting the critical safety implications of unfeathered or blocked propellers on inoperative engines in piston-powered twin aircraft, urging manufacturers to revise pilot operating ...

Until recently Hamilton has had a virtual monopoly of the propeller business. Lately, however, it and its most formidable rival, famed old Curtiss-Wright Corp., have been seeking another ...

Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received an STC to install a newly designed, three-blade propeller system on Beech 58, 58A and G58 Barons that are factory equipped with TCM IO-520 and IO-550 engines. The ...

HARTZELL PROPELLER compact series propellers (Docket No. 2000-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-12741; AD 2002-09-08) - supersedes an existing AD, applicable to Hartzell models ...

This article will cover things that cause problems with propeller governor systems and how to diagnose them. Often, governor problems don’t give any warning until something obvious happens, such as ...