Service difficulty report · Governor · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
June 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft time
11,564 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Governor
Part number
821000301
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE THE RT PROPELLER RPM STARTED TO DROP AND TORQUE WENT UP. THIS STARTED TO FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. THE CREW FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. THEY DIVERTED E THEY LANDED WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER INSPECTION THE PROP GOVERNOR WAS FOUND TO BE THE ISSUE IT WAS REPLACED WITH A OVERHAULED UNIT. SATISFACTORY OPS TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT IS BACK IN SERVICE.

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