Service difficulty report · Governor

Difficulty date
May 29, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft time
192 hours
Engine
E4P
Propeller
MTV6RC
Part
Governor
Part number
P87716
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
190 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) LH ENGINE HAD ECU A FAIL INDICATION ON TAKEOFF, APPROX. 2 MINUTES LATER, ECU B FAIL INDICATION ILLUMINATED. SUBSEQUENT PROPELLER SELF TEST FAILED. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND FOUND MULTIPLE PROPELLER GOVERNOR FAILURE CODES AND LATCHED SELF TEST FAILURE CODE. PROPELLER GOVERNOR REPLACED WITH NEW. (TC# 20190529019)