Service difficulty report · Governor · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
March 14, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
31,366 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Governor
Part number
8210004
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) A GROUND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE ONE AC TAXIED INTO ANOTHER. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ON STRAIGHT SKIS. AFTER START-UP THE AC MOVED FORWARD FROM ITS PARKING SPOT, THEN WHEN THE PILOT MOVED THE POWER LEVER INTO REVERSE THE NR 2 PROP WENT INTO REVERSE MOMENTARILY BUT THEN WENT INTO FORWARD PITCH WITH THE POWER LEVER STILL IN REVERSE. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE RT WING MOVED FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWING TO THE LT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP WITH IT’S LT WING UNDER THE RT WING OF THE PARKED AC, IT’S LT SPINNER INTO THE RT WINDSHIELD OF THE PARKED AC, AND THE NR 1 PROP DAMAGED THE NOSE OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. AFTER TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AND THE NR 1 PROP AND ENGINE WERE CHANGED ON THE AIRCRAFT THAT HA