Service difficulty report · Governor · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 13, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,291 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Governor
Part number
D210507
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 THE PILOT NOTED THAT PROP RPM HAD DROPPED FROM 1900 TO 1790, HE RETURNED TO BASE IMMEDIATELY. AFTER NUMEROUS GROUND RUNS THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR WAS NOTED TO BE GOING INTO TEST POSITION WHEN NOT COMMANDED TO, THIS WAS INTERMITTENT. THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED WITH A OVERHAULED UNIT, NUMEROUS GROUND RUNS COMPLETED WITH NEW UNIT INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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