Service difficulty report · Governor · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
June 9, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft time
9,436 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Governor
Part number
210598
Part serial
1291403
Condition
Failed
Location
Overspeed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R, 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) RT ENGINE DID NOT ACHIEVE MAX NP RPM. RT ENGINE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. GROUND RUN SUCCESSFULLY REACHED MAX PROP RPM.

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