Service difficulty report · Csu · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
January 31, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
25,239 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Csu
Part number
821000201
Condition
Failed
Location
Prop Governor
Stage of operation
DE
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) CSU (PROPELLER GOVERNOR) ALLOWING PROPELLER RPM TO CHANGE WITH TORQUE CHANGES, AS POWER WAS ADVANCED OR RETARDED THE PROP RPM WOULD RISE OR FALL BY UP TO 75 RPM PRIOR TO THE GOVERNOR CATCHING IT AND GOVERNING RPM. CSU WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. NO FURTHER DEFECTS.