Service difficulty report · Governor · Stbros SD360300

Difficulty date
July 7, 2021
Submitted
July 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764JR
Make and model
Stbros SD360300
Aircraft serial
SH3764
Aircraft time
22,915 hours, 20,846 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67R
Engine time
26,403 hours, 24,963 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCA6A3A
Part
Governor
Part number
8210389
Part serial
2457614
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 10,000 MSL ON CLIMB THE NUMBER 2 PROPELLER RPM SLOWLY STARTED TO DECREASE. AN ATTEMPT TO FORWARD THE PROPELLER LEVER CAUSED THE RPM DECREASE TO CONTINUE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.