Originally Posted by
172_driver
On flame out is the ATR designed to autofeather automatically without crew input? What are the implications when it comes to restart? If they've gone into full feather you'd need a starter assisted restart?
For the Autofeather to happen certain conditions have to be met. Those conditions are there during the T/O, and during the APP, after an action that happens after putting the Gear Down. Other than that, the Autofeather will
not happen automatically.
If they've gone into full feather you'd need a starter assisted restart?
Correct !
It is worth noting that the feathering of the propeller does not shut down the engine. The engine can still be running with the propeller feathered.
About the Dash 8, don't know anything about it, but my understanding is that it has more power than the ATR.
It has been established that both engine propellers went into feather. We will have to wait to learn if that was caused by system malfunction, or if it was crew error when intending to reach for the Power Levers, or even for the Flap Lever, they instead reached for the Condition Levers.