Service difficulty report · Governor · Piper PA31T1

Difficulty date
May 6, 2013
Submitted
February 28, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N868AC
Make and model
Piper PA31T1
Aircraft serial
31T8104058
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Governor
Part number
8210003T
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Propeler
Part time
5,998 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT RT PROPELLER WENT TO COURSE PITCH WITHOUT PILOT INPUT. PILOT FEATHERED PROP AND KEPT ENGINE RUNNING WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. PILOT EXECUTED 1 ENGINE LANDING. COMPLETED MAINTENANCE RUN UP, EXERCISING PROP IN VARIOUS PITCHES. NO ANOMALLIES NOTED ON GROUND RUN. R & R PROP GOVERNOR WITH AN O/H UNIT AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. COMPLETED GROUND RUN AND TEST FLIGHT. NO ANOMALLIES NOTED ON EITHER.

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