Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 6, 2008
Submitted
February 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
17,144 hours, 17,373 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697073002
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX - NR 1 ENGINE TOOK ABOUT 1 MINUTE LONGER THE NR 2 ENGINE TO COME OUT OF FEATHER DURING ENGINE START. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.