DC-3 engine failure

[codenamejames]

This evening I saw a 'news' report on channel 9 that a light Plane had an engine failure and had returned to Essendoom I think.

Looked a lot like a silver DC-3 to me (one prop feathered)

Does anyone know the details of how it happened (other than the donk stopped...)?

[compressor stall]

Heard from a mate of a mate in the hangar that it was a short circuit in the Thronomister, shutting down the electrical supply.

[Oakape]

Those new-fangled electric engines are just so unreliable!

[tinpis]

Looked a lot like a silver DC-3 to me (one prop feathered)

Am curious as to what else a DC3 with a prop feathered may look like?

[Tankengine]

Not sure about DC3 but most piston aircraft will stop a prop by mixture to idle cut-off and prop lever to feather.

[VH-XXX]

Pffftt, the Ice Pilots have an engine failure on every second flight these days...

[Avgas172]

[QUOTE]Thronomister[QUOTE]
Or maybe another glitch in the discombobulator? Those damn things are always causing prop feathering these days.....

[mendi63]

Not sure about DC3 but most piston aircraft will stop a prop by mixture to idle cut-off and prop lever to feather.

You also need to push the big red button (feathering pump)

Maybe someone removed the MASTER rod as it is no longer P.C.

[bankrunner]

Originally Posted by VH-XXX

Pffftt, the Ice Pilots have an engine failure on every second flight these days...

You'd almost swear Jabiru were making donks for DC-3s and -4s nowadays

[Lancair70]

Essendoom is a long way from Avalon where it landed.

Vintage plane makes an unscheduled landing with one engine at Avalon | News.com.au