What was found
PROP GOVERNOR DRIVE GEAR FOUND BROKEN. FOUND BROKEN SNAP RING. DAMAGED COUPLING. NO METAL IN GOVERNOR. GEAR AND FLY WEIGHTS ROTATED FREELY.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2005
- Submitted
- August 9, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3534Y
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952195
- System (JASC)
- 6122 · Propeller Governor
- Part
- Snap Ring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Governor
- Component
- Governor · Hartzl · F624L
- 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.