Service difficulty report · Governor · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
January 30, 2014
Submitted
January 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
170
Aircraft time
31,572 hours, 35,316 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
8210160C
Part serial
2254566
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AIR TURN BACK RAP FLT 7584, DISCREPANCY. 40 MILES OUT OF RAPID CITY, THE NR 2 ENG BEGAN LOSING OIL PRESS. THE CREW BEGAN TO RUN THE QRH & GOT A MASTER WARNING ON THE CASS. THE NR 2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & THE CREW HAD TO DO AN AIR TURN BACK TO RAP. AT THE TIME OF THE SHUT DOWN THE OIL PSI WAS 35 - 40 PSI. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. THE CREW HAD A NORMAL DESCENT & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THAT THE SOLENOID VLV ON THE OVER SPEED GOVERNOR WAS LEAKING ON THE NR 2 ENG. REPLACED THE OVER SPEED GOVERNOR.

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