Service difficulty report · Governor · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
June 19, 2022
Submitted
June 27, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8298P
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Aircraft serial
243234
Part
Governor
Part number
DC290D1
Part serial
190099
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
352 hours
Component
Engine · Lyc · IO540C1B
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOTS INVOLVED REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT BY KEET THE PILOTS NOTED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN POWER FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. ENGINE RPM INDICATIONS ROSE TO OVER 3100 RPM ON THE ENGINE MONITORING DISPLAY. PILOTS BROUGHT MANIFOLD PRESSURE BACK TO AROUND 15 IN.-HG TO REDUCED ENGINE LOAD. PILOTS INVOLVED TROUBLESHOT IN FLIGHT BY MOVING PROPELLER CONTROL KNOB WITH NO SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN PROPELLER RPM. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MECHANIC ON THE GROUND REVEALED PROPELLER CONTROL ARM STILL ACTUATED WITH MOVEMENT OF PROPELLER CONTROL KNOB. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS AROUND PROP GOVERNOR

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