Service difficulty report · Governor · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 16, 2013
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409BK
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0651
Aircraft time
20,786 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VF2
Part
Governor
Part number
DCF290D7C
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN REDUCING POWER WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM CLIMB TO CRUISE, THE LT ENGINE PROPELLER RPM STAYED AT FULL RPM AND WOULD NOT REDUCE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AFTER MX INSPECTION, THE DISCREPANCY WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. AS A PRECAUTION, THE PROP GOVERNOR WAS R & R AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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