Service difficulty report · Governor · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
August 19, 2006
Submitted
August 31, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N564WP
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0564E
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Governor
Part number
21722
Part serial
2524667
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
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

PILOT OBSERVED ENGINE RPM DROOPED TO APPROX 98 PERCENT N2 AND WOULD NOT BEEP UP. THIS CAUSING LOW ROTOR WARNING TO ILLUMINATE, AS WELL AS AUDIO WARNING TO SOUND. PILOT ENTERED AN AUTO ROTATION AND OBSERVED THE ENGINE SURGING AS HE APPROACHED THE GROUND. NORMAL AUTO ROTATION LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PERSONS. FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSE MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AN ENGINE START AND OBSERVED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BEEP ABOVE 98 PERCENT N2 AND MINOR SURGING OF THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PT GOVERNOR. ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING OPS FLIGHT CHECK. (K)

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