Service difficulty report · Governor · Rkwell 700

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Rkwell 700
Aircraft time
1,978 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540R2AD
Part
Governor
Part number
210718
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOTS NOTICED RT ENGINE GOING INTO OVERSPEED CONDITION. IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO REDUCE ENGINE RPM WITH THROTTLE & PROP CONTROL, NO SUCCESS. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN & SECURE RT ENGINE AFTER WHICH THEY CONTACTED TORONTO CENTER AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WERE ON ONE ENGINE AND WERE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO RECEIVE PRIORITY INTO CYTS. CONTINUED FLIGHT, LANDED, TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THIS SITUATION WAS A RESULT OF A FAILURE OF THE RT PROP GOVERNOR. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE PROP GOVERNOR HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE OVERSPEED CONDITION. NO USE OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL WAS REQUIRED AFTER LANDING.