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opposite engine becomes extinguished. If torque drops
further, to a reading between 9 and 14%, oil is dumped
from the servo of the affected propeller allowing a
feathering spring to move the blades into the feathered
position.
Feathering
also
causes
the
No.1
AUTOFEATHER or No.2 AUTOFEATHER annunciator
light of the feathered propeller to extinguish. At this time,
both
the
No.1
AUTOFEATHER
and
No.2
AUTOFEATHER lights are extinguished, the propeller of
the defective engine has feathered, and the propeller of
the operative engine has been disarmed from the
autofeathering capability. Only manual feathering control
remains for the second propeller.
b.
Propeller Autofeather Switch. Autofeathering
is controlled by an AUTOFEATHER switch on the
overhead control panel (fig. 2-12). The three-position
switch is placarded ARM, OFF and TEST, and is spring
loaded from TEST to OFF. The ARM position is used
only during takeoff and landing. The TEST position of the
switch, enables the pilot to check readiness of the
autofeather systems, below 88% to 92% N1, and is for
ground checkout purposes only.
c.
Autofeather Lights. Two green lights on the
caution/advisory
annunciator
panel,
placarded
AUTOFEATHER No.1 and AUTOFEATHER No.2. When
illuminated, the lights indicate that the autofeather system
is armed. Both lights will be extinguished if either
propeller has been autofeathered or if the system is
disarmed by retarding a power lever. Autofeather circuits
are protected by one 5-ampere circuit breaker placarded
AUTO FEATHER, located on the overhead circuit breaker
panel (fig. 2-27).
2-45. PROPELLER GOVERNORS.
Two governors, a constant speed governor, and an
overspeed governor, control propeller RPM. The constant
speed governor, mounted on top of the reduction housing,
controls the propeller through its entire range. The
propeller control lever operates the propeller by means of
this governor. If the constant speed governor should
malfunction and request more than 2000 RPM, the
overspeed governor cuts in at 2080 RPM and dumps oil
from the propeller to keep the RPM from exceeding
approximately 2080 RPM. A solenoid, actuated by the
PROP GOV TEST switch located on the overhead control
panel (fig. 2-12), is provided for resetting the overspeed
governor to approximately 1830 to 1910 RPM for test
purposes. If the propeller sticks or moves too slowly
during a transient condition causing the propeller
governor to act too slowly to prevent an over speed
condition, the power turbine governor, contained within
the constant speed governor housing, acts as a fuel
topping governor. When the propeller reaches 2120
RPM, the fuel topping governor will limit fuel flow to the
gas generator, thereby keeping the propeller below 2120
RPM. During operation in the reverse range, the power
turbine governor is reset to approximately 95% of the
propeller RPM be< fore the propeller reaches a negative
pitch angle. This insures that the engine power is limited
to maintain a propeller RPM of somewhat less than that of
the constant speed governor setting. The constant speed
governor therefor, will always sense an underspeed
condition and direct oil pressure to the propeller servo
piston to permit propeller operation in beta and reverse
ranges.
2-46. PROPELLER TEST SWITCHES.
Two two-position switches on the overhead control
panel . 2-12), are provided for operational testing of the
propeller systems. Placarding above the switches reads
PROP GOV TEST. Each switch controls test circuits for
the corresponding propeller. In the test position, the
switches are used to test the function of the corresponding
overspeed governor. Refer to Chapter 8, for test
procedure. Propeller test circuits are protected by one 5-
ampere circuit breaker placarded PROP GOV located on
the overhead circuit breaker panel (fig. 2-27).
2-47. PROPELLER SYNCHROPHASER.
a.
Operation.
The
propeller
synchrophaser
automatically matches the RPM of the right propeller
(slave propeller) to that of the left propeller (master
propeller) and maintains the blades of one propeller at a
predetermined relative position with the blades of the
other propeller. To prevent the right propeller from losing
excessive RPM if the left propeller is feathered while the
synchrophaser is on, the synchrophaser has a limited
range of control from the manual governor setting.
Normal governor operation is unchanged but the
synchrophaser will continuously monitor propeller RPM
and reset the governor as required. A magnetic pickup
mounted in each propeller overspeed governor and
adjacent to each propeller deice brush block transmits
electric pulses to a transistorized control box installed
forward of the pedestal. The right propeller RPM and
phase will automatically be -adjusted to correspond to the
left. To change RPM,
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