Service difficulty report · Controller · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
April 19, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
17,518 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
Part
Controller
Part number
597946
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) PROP GOVERNING MALFUNCTION #1 ENGINE, DURING TRAINING AT XXX AIRPORT. ACTIONED THE FAILURE WITH EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. SECURED ENGINE, LANDED MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING AIRCRAFT AND IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE PROP CONTROLLER. PROP CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT RECTIFY THE SNAG. PROP DOME WAS DISASSEMBLED TO CHECK SEALS AND PROP SEALS WERE FOUND TO BE TWISTED AND FLUID WAS BYPASSING IN PROP DOME. PROP SEALS WERE REPLACED. (TC# 20190422018)