SDR 98ZZZX1545

Service difficulty report · Flyweight Ring

Difficulty date
March 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Flyweight Ring
Part number
192103
Condition
Failed
Location
Governor
Part time
1,800 hours
Component
Woodward · C210769
Stage of operation
IN
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 COMPLAINT, COULD NOT MAINTAIN RPM'S. UPON BENCH, FOUND THAT GOVERNOR WOULD GO 200 RPM'S ABOVE SPECS. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE RING HAD BROKEN AND ALLOWED THE FLY PIN TO COME OUT RESULTING IN ONE SIDE OF THE FLYWEIGHT TO BE STUCK AND DISLOGED AND LAYING IN FLYWEIGHT CUP. NO METAL WAS FOUND IN GEAR POCKETS, BUT ANY FURTHER OPERATION WOULD HAVE MULTIPLIED THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM.