What was found
GOVERNOR FAILED CAUSING ENGINE RPM, TORQUE, TOT. TO NOT REMAIN STABLE. FLUCTUATION OF RPM WERE SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE AIRCRAFT TO YAW LT AND RT WITH INCREASE AND DECREASE OF RPM.
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 2002
- Submitted
- January 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N203M
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51365
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30
- System (JASC)
- 7323 · Turbine Governor
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- 252469011
- Part serial
- BR32090
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.