Service difficulty report · Shaft · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
October 8, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft time
9,836 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Shaft
Condition
Seized
Location
Governor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, AN UNCOMMANDED TORQUE OSCILLATION IN FLIGHT WHICH WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A TURBINE PROBLEM, THE ANOMALY WITH THE RECENTLY REPLACED GOVERNOR WAS DISCOVERED. THE SHAFT/POINTER ON THE GOVERNOR WAS FOUND SEIZED. WITH AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE IT COULD BE MOVED. THIS GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 12.4 HOURS AGO OUT OF O/H.