SDR 5APR577Y58

Service difficulty report · Governor · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
April 8, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
5APR577Y
Atlas Aircraft Center Inc
Aircraft
N874AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
874
Aircraft time
2,294 hours, 2,178 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
2,294 hours, 2,178 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Governor
Part number
210949C
Part serial
15333576
Condition
Faulty
Location
Propeller
Part time
2,294 hours, 2,178 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER ON SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING. THE FEATHERING SOLENOID IS ATTACHED TO THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. R & R OF OVERSPEED GOVERNOR AND ALL ASSOCIATED TESTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED WITH THE FEATHERING SYS.