SDR 98ZZZX4053

Service difficulty report · Governor

Difficulty date
October 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
TQZR133K
Airforce Turbine Service, Ltd.
Part
Governor
Part number
821002
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Propeller
Component
Woodward
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THIS CONSTANT SPEED (PRIMARY PROP) GOVERNOR WAS OVERHAULED BY EMI AIRRAFT ACCESSORIES ON 7-23-98. ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER OVERHAUL, GOVERNOR WAS INSTALLED ON A P & W PT6A-27 TURBINE ENGINE. WHEN OPERATED, FOLLOWING INSTALLATION, ENGINE EVIDENCED ERRATIC SPEED CONTROL OF PROP AND PROP WOULD NOT REVERSE. GOVERNOR RETURNED TO AIRFORCE TURBINES WHO SENT IT TO INT'L GOVERNOR SERVICES FOR EVALUATION. INT'L GOVERNOR DETERMINED THAT EMI HAS INSTALLED INCORRECT PARTS; HAD NOT SET GOVERNOR WITHIN CALIBRATION TEST POINTS; AND HAD NOT INCORPORATED SB 33606R1 AS STATED. THIS IS THE FOURTH GOVERNOR PROBLEM IN 4 MONTHS.