Service difficulty report · Governor · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
July 16, 2021
Submitted
July 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618AN
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3691
Aircraft time
30,947 hours, 45,246 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
27,025 hours, 37,489 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Governor
Part number
8210034
Part serial
1825072
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE RPM BEGAN FLUCTUATING EN-ROUTE FROM KCAE-KMYR. FLUCTUATION GOT WORSE AS FLIGHT CONTINUED, SO THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT KMYR.