Service difficulty report · Governor · Diamon DA42NG

Difficulty date
December 9, 2019
Submitted
December 11, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N307ER
Make and model
Diamon DA42NG
Aircraft serial
42N207
Aircraft time
2,234 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
509 hours
Part
Governor
Part number
P87716
Part serial
15G365HG
Condition
Jammed
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GROUND RAN THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THE LEFT ENGINE PROP GOVERNOR WAS FAILING TO CYCLE. THE ENGINE DATA WAS READ, AND THE INFORMATION SHOW THE GOVERNOR WAS JAMMED. THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR P/N: P-877-16, S/N: 15G365-H/G WAS REPLACED WITH GOVERNOR P/N: P-877-16, S/N: 16G101-I/G IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIAMOND DA-42NG MAINTENANCE MANUAL CH: 61-20-00. FOLLOWING A POST MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN AND LEAK TEST. NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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