Service difficulty report · Governor · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
May 5, 2000
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
10,162 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Governor
Part number
23007506
Condition
Defective
Location
Driveshaft
Component
Governor · Bendix
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED OF LAGGING GOVERNOR WHICH ALSO TENDED TO UNDERSPEED AND OIVERSPEED AS COLLECTIVE WAS CHANGED AND NOT RECOVER TO THE SET RPM. UPON REMOVAL, THE AME NOTICED SOMETHING WAS NOT QUITE RIGHT AT THE DRIVESHAFT. UPON INPSPECTION, THE EPOXY, CIRCLIP AND SHIMS WERE FOUND LAYING INSIDE THE SHAFT DRIVE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE OUTER DRIVE ON THE SPLINED SHAFT ON THE FCU WAS EPOXY. AME OPINION IS THAT THE LAGGING GOVERNOR PROBLEM WAS UNRELATED TO DRIVE FAILURE. LAST OVERHAULED ON 4 JAN 1996.

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