Service difficulty report · Governor · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 6, 2016
Submitted
September 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC634
Aircraft time
30,620 hours, 36,043 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Governor
Part number
89741016
Part serial
1488586
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,030 hours, 1,586 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS EN-ROUTE AND WAS ACQUIRING TEND MONITORING DATA AND NOTICED THAT THE RT ENGINE HAD EXCESSIVELY HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED AN IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENGINE. HE RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND TROUBLESHOT THE RT ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THE RT PROPELLER GOVERNOR HAD EXTERNAL LEAKS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR PN 897410-16, SN 1488586 AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE UNIT. PERFORMED RIGGING AND LEAK CHECKS AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL WITH OIL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES WITHIN LIMITS. NO SUBSEQUENT DIFFICULTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.