Service difficulty report · Rod End · Piper PA42720

Difficulty date
January 19, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA42720
Aircraft time
5,927 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A61
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Rod End
Part number
3011587
Condition
Seized
Location
Governor
Component
Prop Governor · Hartzl · HCB3TN3K
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE FULL POWER. INSPECTION FOUND PROP GOVERNOR RESETA RM POSITIONED AFT OF STOP ALLOWING PY AIR LEAK AND RESULTANT REDUCED NG ANDWF. SEIZED BEARING.

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