What was found
(CAN) AT ENGINE START UP, THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER. INSPECTION REVEALED A SHEARED CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLER GOVERNOR SHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2003
- Submitted
- February 10, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA46500TP
- Aircraft time
- 328 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A42
- System (JASC)
- 6122 · Propeller Governor
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Prop Governor
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, E
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.