Investigators also urged Pratt & Whitney, the engine manufacturer, to assess how the “autofeather” works, to prevent another accident. TransAsia replied that an improved design for the ...

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Recently much correspondence has passed about our staff pilots, technical writers and several readers regarding our understanding — and sometimes misunderstanding — of engine-out performance ...

"The flight crew did not perform the documented abnormal and emergency procedures to identify the failure and implement the required corrective actions" following an uncommanded autofeather, or engine ...