Service difficulty report · Spring · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
May 16, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft time
2,465 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Spring
Part number
665031527138A
Condition
Weak
Location
Prop Governor
Component
Governor · Woodward
Component part number
8210411
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) PROPELLER RPM DECAYED TO UNCOMMANDED FEATHER AT 1000` AGL AFTER TAKE OFF. PROPELLER FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE POST TAKE OFF POWER REDUCTION. UNABLE TO RECOVER PROPELLER TO NORMAL RPM. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR HAD BEEN REINSTALLED AFTER OVERHAUL. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FAILURE, THE GOVERNOR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW SPEEDER SPRING WAS INSTALLED. GOVERNOR CHECKED FOR COMPLIANCE IN TEST CELL. GOVERNOR REINSTALLED AND GROUND CHECKED FUNCTIONALLY ACCURATE. AIRCRAFT SUBJECT TO A CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.