Service difficulty report · Governor · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
April 11, 2013
Submitted
April 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330SB
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3013
Aircraft time
26,705 hours, 32,760 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A45B
Part
Governor
Part number
8210209F
Part serial
1204352
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Propeller
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LT ENGINE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE 1600 LBS OF TORQUE AT MOST. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO THE PARKING RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND MX WAS NOTIFIED. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT AND PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING MX. TROUBLESHOOT PY LINES AND FILTER - CHECKS GOOD. CAPPED FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND TESTED LINES - CHECKED GOOD. MX FOUND A FAULTY NR1 PROP GOVERNOR TO BE THE CAUSE. MX R & R FAULTY PROP GOVERNOR IAW MM 61-20-00 AND SD3-30 MM 71-00-02. MX PERFORMED ENGINE RUN FUNCTIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS AND ALL WERE GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.