Service difficulty report · Governor · Beech A65

Difficulty date
May 27, 2012
Submitted
June 22, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41NA
Make and model
Beech A65
Aircraft serial
LC291
Engine
Lyc IO720A1B
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VK2
Part
Governor
Part number
210546
Part serial
992458N
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,695 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT INSPECTED, ENGINE GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT, BOTH ENGINE PERFORMANCES WERE GOOD. ACFT TEST FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AND WAS GOOD. AT THE TIME OF FERRING THE ACFT, RT PROP RPM WAS NOT PROPERLY CONTROLLED IAW THE MOVEMENT OF THE PROP LEVER WHEN ACFT WAS FLYING AT 10,000 FEET ALTITUDE. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED AT DEPARTURE. PROP GOV PN 210546, SN 992458N WAS CAUSING PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED WITH NEWLY O/H UNIT WITH SAME PN AND SN 8911344. GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECK FOUND GOOD. ACFT WILL BE FERRIED ONLY AFTER THE DOING TEST FLIGHT AT 10,000 FT ALTITUDE.

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