Service difficulty report · Governor · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
May 9, 2017
Submitted
June 21, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N417TS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC017
Aircraft time
1,574 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
1,188 hours
Propeller
Mtprop MTV6A
Part
Governor
Part number
P87716
Part serial
08G741FD
Condition
Sticking
Location
Right Engine
Part time
1,554 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS INTENTIONALLY SHUTDOWN TO DEMONSTRATE INFLIGHT RESTARTS. AFTER A NORMAL SHUTDOWN AND SECURING PROCEDURE, THE ENGINE MASTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED BACK TO THE ON IAW THE CHECKLIST. USUALLY THIS WOULD DRIVE THE PROPELLER OUT OF FEATHER, AND THE RESTART PROCEDURE COULD BE CONTINUED. THE CFI NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER DID NOT UNFEATHER, AND THEY ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE UTILIZING A SINGLE-ENGINE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROPELLER ISSUE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS "STICKING" AND NOT ALLOWING THE PROP TO MOVE FROM FEATHER. THE GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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