SDR 2025F00108

Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bnorm BN2A8

Difficulty date
April 25, 2025
Submitted
April 29, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N903GD
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A8
Aircraft serial
625
Aircraft time
16,240 hours, 55,370 cycles
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Engine time
1,356 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Shaft
Condition
Broken
Location
Governor
Component
Governor · Woodward
Component part number
G210659
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT LANDING IN VIEQUES AIRPORT RIGHT ENGINE PRESENTED EXESIVE VIBRATION, PILOT PERFORMED PREVENTIVE SHUTDOWN. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR SHAFT BROKEN. PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS REMOVED AND OVERHAULED PROPELLER GOVERNOR INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED FOUND NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES.