Service difficulty report · Governor · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
April 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0286
Aircraft time
8,806 hours, 10,257 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
D210507
Part serial
11500647
Condition
Failed
Location
Overspeed
Part time
828 hours, 840 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

TAXI BACK, OVERSPEED GOVERNOR TEST FAILED DURING GROUND RUN UP. PROP RPM WENT TO RED LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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