Service difficulty report · Governor · Snias AS350D

Difficulty date
August 27, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350D
Aircraft time
9,822 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101600A2
Part
Governor
Part number
43012354
Part serial
29974
Condition
Failed
Location
Overspeed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) MAIN ROTOR RPM WAS FOUND TO OSCILLATE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND SOMETIMES DROOP DOWN -5 RPM NR. REPLACING FUEL CONTROL UNIT, FUEL PUMP AND GOVERNOR DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. REPLACING THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR ELIMINATED ALL SYMPTOMS.