Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 21, 2017
Submitted
April 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44AC
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052147
Aircraft time
18,628 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Drive Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Prop Governor
Component
Governor
Component part number
F624
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM 2200 TO 1900 DURING CRUISE. UNABLE TO CONTROL RPM ON LEFT ENGINE AFTER RPM DROP. PROP FEATHERED ON GROUND WHEN SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE PROP GOVERNOR HAD SHEARED THE DRIVE SHAFT FOR THE PROP GOVERNOR. PROP GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED AND CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. POST FLIGHT OIL FILTER/SCREEN INSPECTION WAS SATISFACTORY.

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