What was found
NR 1 PROPELLER UNCONTROLLABLE, WOULD NOT FEATHER. OVERSPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 3300. INSPECTED ENGINE FINGER SCREENS, NO NOTEABLE FINDINGS. REPLACED NR 1 PROPELLER GOVERNOR. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2004
- Submitted
- August 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 39,718 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 75 hours
- Propeller
- Hamstd 43E60
- System (JASC)
- 6122 · Propeller Governor
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- 5U1881
- Part serial
- WH71040
- Condition
- Uncontrollable
- Location
- Nr 1 Prop
- Part time
- 48 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.