Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 8, 2009
Submitted
September 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
6,142 hours, 6,597 cycles
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Governor
Part number
697072003
Part serial
DAP0119
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Prop
Part time
18,892 hours, 19,275 cycles
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

AFTER START NR 1 PROP WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER EVENTUALLY IT DID BUT VERY SLUGGISH. PROP DID NOT FEATHER AT SHUTDOWN. REMOVED NR 1 PROP OVERSPEED GOVERNER IAW Q400 AMM TASK 61-20-26-000-801. INSTALLED IAW TASK 61-20-26-400-801 OPS TEST GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.