Service difficulty report · Governor · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
June 22, 2016
Submitted
June 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376AC
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3736
Aircraft time
27,492 hours, 29,876 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67R
Propeller
Hartzl HCA6A3
Part
Governor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW EXPERIENCED NR 1 ENGINE FLUCTUATIONS DURING CLIMB. NECESSARY CLIMB POWER SETTINGS DID NOT AFFECT THE INDICATIONS. AIRCREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO BLOCK IN ORDER TO BE SAFE AND HAVE MAINTENANCE LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. MAINTENANCE LOOKED INTO ISSUE, CHANGED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR AND PROP GOVERNOR. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES.