Service difficulty report · Governor · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 20, 2012
Submitted
December 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0336
Aircraft time
32,592 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VF2
Part
Governor
Condition
Overspeed
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,198 hours
Component
Propeller · Mcauly
Component part number
3AF32C505
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON CLIMBOUT, THE RT PROP BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WOULD OVERSPEED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. UPON MX INSPECTION, THE RT PROP AND PROP GOVERNOR WERE REPLACED IAW MM CHAPTER 61. THE PROP OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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