Service difficulty report · Governor · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 6, 2004
Submitted
January 21, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N981LL
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL265
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Governor
Part number
1013890293
Part serial
12194769
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Part time
2,435 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL GROUND RUN-UP. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AUTO-FEATHER SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. BOTH LT AND TR PROPELLER SWITCHES WERE SELECTED AND BOTH PROPELLERS FEATHERED CORRECTLY. WHEN THE SWITCHES WERE RELEASED THE LT PROPELLER DID NOT COME OUT OF THE FEATHERED POSITION BUT THE RT PROPELLER WORKED CORRECTLY. A SERVICEABLE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE LT POSITION. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE COMPONENT TO FAIL POSSIBLE INTERNAL SWITCH OR SERVO FAILURE, COMPONENT SENT FOR OVERHAUL/ REPAIR.

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