Service difficulty report · Line · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
June 15, 2005
Submitted
July 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360RW
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3613
Engine
Pwa PT6A65R
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Prop Governor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH AND FINAL CHECKS, THE PROPS FWD THE RT ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE. POWER BROUGHT BACK ON RT ENGINE TO SLOW UP SURGE AND IT STOPPED SURGING MOMENTARILY AND THE GENERATOR AND OIL RT LIGHT ON THE CWP. THE NG`S WERE BELOW 50 PERCENT AND EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWING LEADING TO SHUTTING DOWN RT ENGINE. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AC WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PROP GOVERNOR IAW MM. THE PY LINE SYS WAS CHECKED AND WATER WAS FOUND IN IT. MECHANIC BLEW OUT THE WATER. GROUND OPS CHECKED, ENGINE AND PERFORMANCE RUNS WERE OK. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)