Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
June 19, 2012
Submitted
June 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT626B
Aircraft time
23,647 hours, 9,743 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Prop Governor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING. MOVED THE PROPS FULL FORWARD FOR LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER HAD AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN PROP RPM. PROCEEDED TO PERFORM AN IN-FLIGHT PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PROP GOVERNOR LUBRICATION LINE LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT. ENGINE OIL SERVICED.