# SDR JIKA2012061901

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- 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
- System (JASC): [6122 · Propeller Governor](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6122)
- Part: Line
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Prop Governor
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: K, J
- Precautionary procedure: E
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JIKA2012061901

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.