SDR ERAA078452

Service difficulty report · Governor

Difficulty date
April 3, 2002
Submitted
April 22, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Governor
Part number
252466715H
Part serial
24423
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
12,618 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GOVERNOR DROOPING EXCESSIVELY, OUT OF SERVICE LIMITS. INTERNAL BEARINGS FOUND ROUGH / RATCHETY, DRIVESHAFT SPLINES WORN BEYOND LIMITS, DRIVE SLEEVE SPLINES WORN, GOVERNOR WEIGHTS WORN FLAT.