What was found
DURING FLIGHT, GOVERNOR LOCKED-UP INTERNALLY CAUSING ENGINE TO SPOOL DOWN TO GROUND IDLE. THIS CAUSED ACFT TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT NIGHT ON 10-20-97.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N522FB
- Make and model
- Hughes 500N
- Aircraft serial
- LN002
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20R2
- System (JASC)
- 7323 · Turbine Governor
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- 23057869
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine N2
- Part time
- 9,770 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.