Service difficulty report · Governor · Lkheed P2V5F

Difficulty date
July 22, 2017
Submitted
July 24, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
NI6R011N
Neptune Aviation Services Inc
Aircraft
N9855F
Make and model
Lkheed P2V5F
Aircraft serial
131445
Aircraft time
14,232 hours, 7,471 cycles
Engine
Wright R3350*
Engine time
7,385 hours
Part
Governor
Part number
5U18138
Part serial
WH78493
Condition
Faulted
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF ROLL, CAPTAIN SAW THE RT RADIAL ENGINE RPM INDICATING HIGH. ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY TOGGLE THE PROPELLER TO DECREASE THE ENGINE RPM. WHEN NO RPM DROP OCCURRED, ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. AS THE CREW HELD REVERSE PROPPELLER LONGER THAN NORMAL WHICH ALLOWED SOME OIL TO ENTER THE PRT SYSTEM AND BURN PRODUCING SOME WHITE SMOKE. TOWER OBSERVED THE SMOKE AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OR REASONS FOR THE CREW TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. TAXI BACK TO THE BASE WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED IT WAS THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR FAULTING. R&R'D GOVERNOR, RUN AND OPS CHECK GOOD.