What was found
FORWARD END OF CAMSHAFT BROKE WHERE PROPELLER GOVERNOR DRIVING GEAR ATTACHES. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF PROPELLER GOVERNOR AND LOSS OF RPM. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND LANDED SAFELY. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 1999
- Submitted
- July 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N888CA
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 1318127
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1A5
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Camshaft
- Part number
- 75191
- Condition
- Broken
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.