Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
February 14, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
5,013 hours, 5,623 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072003
Part serial
DAP0029
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Overspeed
Part time
5,179 hours, 5,919 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2328 AFTER-START PROCEDURE, WHEN AUTOFEATHER WAS SELECTED, NR 1 PROP FEATHERED BUT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF THAT EXCEPT PROP RPM 220. REPLACED THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.