Service difficulty report · Ball Joint · Bnorm BN2B20

Difficulty date
December 5, 2019
Submitted
December 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520BN
Make and model
Bnorm BN2B20
Aircraft serial
2240
Aircraft time
14,309 hours, 30,027 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO540K1B5
Engine time
1,458 hours, 2,630 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Ball Joint
Part number
B10310UNF
Condition
Worn
Location
Prop Gov Linkage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF WHILE REDUCING POWER TO CRUISE SPEED PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE STOPPED REDUCING AT 2800-2900 RPM THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT PROPELLER GOVERNOR LINKAGE CAME OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE PROP GOVERNOR LINKAGE WORN AND NUT MISSING. THE LINKAGE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.