Service difficulty report · Governor · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
21,781 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Governor
Part number
23076061
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Engine
Part time
2,444 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOLLOWING PREFLIGHT CHECK, PILOT WAS PERFORMING ENG START PROCEDURE, AND FOUND LINEAR ACTUATOR "BEEPER" WAS INEFFECTIVE AT VARYING ENGINE RPM, BUT WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED AS ACTUATING THE GOVERNOR. IT WAS ALSO OBSERVED THE N2/NR WAS AT 69 PERCENT WHILE AT ACFT FLIGHT IDLE. MX PERSONNEL DISPATCHED SUSPECTING FUEL SCHEDULE SHIFT ON THE FCU. FCU REPLACED, AND DURING THE POST-REPLACEMENT RUN-UP, ACFT ACCELERATED TO 103 PERCENT N2/NR WHEN IN THE ACFT FLIGHT IDLE POSITION. PT GOVERNOR REMOVED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND UPON REMOVAL, DRIVESHAFT FOUND SHEARED. PT GOVERNOR REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND RUNS AND ADJUSTMENTS MADE SATISFACTORY. POST REMOVAL INSP OF THE GOVERNOR IT WAS OBSERVED THAT SOMETHING INTERNAL IN THE GOVERNOR COULD BE HEARD RATTLING AROUND, AND WHEN IT FELL INTO A CERTAIN SPOT, IT WOULD BIND THE DRIVESHAFT, AND IS SUSPECTED AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SHAFT SHEARING. GOVERNOR HAS BEEN SENT TO APPROVED FACILITY FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.

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