Service difficulty report · Governor · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
July 21, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
12,027 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Governor
Part number
252466715
Condition
Failed
Location
Turbine
Component
Turbine Governo
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT & SET UP FOR HIS APPROACH FOR LANDING AND THE ENGINE DECELLED BACK TO IDLE.THE ROTOR RPM DECAYED AND HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCEDENT. WHEN ON THE GROUND WE TRIED TO MOVE THE THROTTLE TO FULL OPEN AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALMOST QUIT.THE GOVERNOR WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED NORMALLY.