Service difficulty report · Governor · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
May 28, 2020
Submitted
June 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT603B
Aircraft time
26,622 hours, 22,744 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
89741016
Part serial
2482732
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Propeller
Part time
3,408 hours, 2,817 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON SHORT APPROACH TO MÉRIDA, APPROXIMATELY 300 AGL AND WITH APPROACH POWER SELECTED, THE RT ENGINE BEGAN SIGNIFICANT POWER SURGES BETWEEN IDLE POWER AND MAXIMUM POWER. EGT, TORQUE, RPM, AND FUEL FLOW WERE ALL SURGING UNCONTROLLABLY AND IN CONCERT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RT ENGINE PROPELLER GOVERNOR CASE LEAKING OIL. R & R RT ENGINE PROP GOVERNOR, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.