Service difficulty report · Governor · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
March 9, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
32,873 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Governor
Part number
8210004
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, ON RETURN TO BASE THE PILOT FOUND THAT HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE LT PROP. THE PROP STAYED IN FULL FINE EVEN WHEN PROP LEVER WAS SELECTED TO FULL COURSE OR TO FEATHER. AFTER LANDING AT BASE MX INSPECTED THE LT ENG RIGGING, AND LT PROP. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL SO THE LT PROP GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED, AND RIGGED. RUN-UPS WERE COMPLETED AND NORMAL PROP CONTROL WAS ACHIEVED. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED AND A SHORT TEST FLIGHT CONFIRMED NORMAL PROP CONTROL. UPON INSP OF THE REMOVED PROP GOVERNOR IT WAS FOUND TO BE VERY HARD TO TURN THE DRIVE SHAFT, ALMOST COMPLETELY SEIZED. THE PROP GOVERNOR HAS BEEN SENT TO A REPAIR STATION FOR INSP AND REPAIR. A FINDING REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE REPAIR STATION AS THERE WAS ONLY 1508 TSO ON THE GOVERNOR.