Service difficulty report · Governor · Amtr RV8

Difficulty date
February 17, 2003
Submitted
February 17, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N468JL
Make and model
Amtr RV8
Aircraft time
673 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1A
Part
Governor
Part number
B210776A
Part serial
12019022
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
673 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PROPELLER WOULD CYCLE NORMALLY DURING RUN UP. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PROP WOULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. RMP ONLY CONTROLLABLE BY THROTTLE, NOT PROPELLER CONTROL. REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY OF PROP GOVERNOR REVEALED THAT ALLEN SCREW HAD BACKED OUT OF REAR OF UNIT AND WAS CAUGHT BY INTERNAL GASKET SCREEN BETWEEN UNIT AND ACCESSORY HOUSING. THIS WAS A FACTORY NEW UNIT WITH 673 HRS. APPEARS ALLEN SCREW WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT FACTORY. REINSTALLED WITH LOCK TIGHT AND TIGHTENED SECURELY. HAD THERE NOT BEEN GASKET SCREEN IN PLACE, ENGINE DAMAGE OR STOPPAGE COULD OCCUR.