Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 1, 2008
Submitted
February 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11HW
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH271
Aircraft time
13,936 hours
Engine
Cont IO520CB
Engine time
3,526 hours
Part
Tube
Part number
9696001115
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Governor
Component
Governor · Woodward
Component part number
210662
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F, J
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED AN UN-COMMANDED FEATHERING OF THE LEFT ENGINE. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL RESIDUE ON THE OUTSIDE OF ENGINE NACELLE, AND THE TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR THE PROPELLER ACCUMULATOR CRACKED AT THE FLARE ON THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR FITTING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE B-NUT HAD BEEN OVER TIGHTENED ONE OR MORE TIMES, CUTTING THE FLARE OFF OF THE LINE ALLOWING OIL TO FLOW OUT.

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