Service difficulty report · Governor · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
August 5, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
16,452 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Governor
Part number
23006259
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Component
Governor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT WAS ON THE GROUND AT FLIGHT IDLE AND ACCELERATED THE RPM TO NR RPM 100 PERCENT. THE RPM REACHED 108 PERCENT FOR 1 TO 3 SECONDS. THE PILOT TRIED TO BEEP THE RPM DOWN BUT NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE THROTTLE DOWN TO FLIGHT IDLE. THE PILOT DID A NORMAL SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. AN ENGINEER WAS CALLED DUE TO A GOVERNOR FAILURE. REPLACED GOVERNOR, DEFECT WAS RECTIFIED.

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