What was found
NR 3 PROPELLER UNCONTROLLABLE, NR 3 ENGINE RUNAWAY, 3300RPM. REPLACED PROPELLER GOVERNOR, INSPECTED ALL OIL SCREENS/CETERFUGE, NO DEFECTS. OVERSPEED WITHIN LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2001
- Submitted
- April 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 32,267 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 398 hours
- Propeller
- Hamstd 43E60
- System (JASC)
- 6122 · Propeller Governor
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- 5U1881
- Part serial
- WH76085
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 2,310 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · CB3
- Component part number
- R2800
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.