What was found
(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED PROPELLER SPEED LIMITED TO 1800 RPM DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR TEST SOLENOID WAS ENGAGING INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE GOVERNOR TO LIMIT RPM.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 1998
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 6,008 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 6122 · Propeller Governor
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- D210507V
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Propeller
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.