Service difficulty report · Governor · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
August 26, 2004
Submitted
August 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6174C
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
44075
Aircraft time
50,794 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
1,969 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Governor
Part number
SU1861
Part serial
WH88821
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2
Part time
589 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 2 PROPELLER OVERSPEED, UNCONTROLLABLE, WOULD NOT FEATHER. FOUND PROPELLOR GOVERNOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PROP GOVERNOR. LEAK AND OP CHECKED GOOD.

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