What was found
ON INITIAL DESCENT LOST CONTROL OF NR 2 PROP, RPM'S ROSE TO 3100 RPM, WAS ABLE TO FEATHER. DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT REPLACED PROP GOV WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2010
- Submitted
- July 14, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54514
- Make and model
- Curtis C46RAIRLIFT
- Aircraft serial
- 273
- Aircraft time
- 13,056 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R280097
- Engine time
- 1,404 hours
- Propeller
- Hamstd 34E*
- System (JASC)
- 6122 · Propeller Governor
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- 4G8G67M
- Part serial
- OSUAF45
- Condition
- Overspeed
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.