Service difficulty report · Governor · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 20, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
45,826 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Governor
Part number
8210161
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Part time
41,899 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW HAD ENGINE POWER SET TO 90 PERCENT FOR TAKEOFF. JUST AFTER ROTATION, NR 2 ENGINE POWER STARTED TO ROLL BACK. CREW KEPT ADVANCING POWER LEVER AHEAD UNTIL THEY HIT THE STOPS BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. NR 2 ENGINE PARAMETERS STILL KEPT ROLLING BACK GRADUALLY AND STABILIZED AT 60 PERCENT TORQUE. ONCE CREW HAD TRIMMED AND CLEANED THE ACFT FOR CLIMB, THEY CYCLED THE NR 2 ECU SWITCH TO MANUAL, NO PARAMETER CHANGE. PUT IT BACK TO ECU MODE, STILL NO CHANGE. RESOLVED ON W/O: 337646 TASKCARD: NR-00001, T/S CARRIED IAW MM FAULT ISOLATION, NO POWER RESPONSE WHEN MOVING PLA 72-00-01. BLANK OFF PY LINE AT OVERSPEED GOVERNOR END. GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT, ENGINE RAN NORMAL NO POWER LOSS. FOUND PROP O/S GOVERNOR AT FAULT. PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR AND PCU PUMP CHANGED IAW MM 72-01-50. 721659 LEAK AND FUNCTION CHECKS CARRIED OUT. GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE. UNIT SENT FOR REPAIR TEARDOWN REQUESTED.