Service difficulty report · Governor · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 23, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,071 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Governor
Part number
1223890373
Condition
Faulty
Location
Prop Overspeed
Part time
518 hours, 514 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER CLIMB, WHILE CRUISE SETTINGS WERE BEING ESTABLISHED THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER SPEED DROPPED TO 1550 RPM AND HELD THERE. FURTHER CORRECTION INITIATED WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THIS SETTING. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR ON THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE. THE ENGINES WERE GROUND RUN AND THE SYSTEMS CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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