Service difficulty report · Mount · Beech D95A

Difficulty date
January 9, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech D95A
Aircraft time
25,744 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B1B
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Mount
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Governor
Component
Governor
Component part number
SL75545
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER ENGINE REPLACEMENT FOR OVERHAUL A PRELIMINARY GROUND RUN WAS CARRIED OUT. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER WHEN PERFORMING A GOVERNOR CHECK. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE GOVERNOR MOUNT PAD WHICH HAD NOT HAD AN OIL GALLERY COMPLETELY DRILLED PREVENTING PROPELLER CONTROL. MAINT REPLACED THE GOVERNOR PAD AND THE AC PROPELLER CONTROL SYS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY (TC NR 20080116022)

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