Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 9, 2010
Submitted
October 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4153
Aircraft time
8,776 hours, 9,548 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0097
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
20,009 hours, 20,658 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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, WHEN CONDITION LEVERS ADVANCED TO 1020, PROP NR2 DID NOT ADVANCE OR COME OUT OF START AND FEATHER. AFTER 90 SECONDS,PLACED THE NR2 CONDITION LEVER TO START & FEATHER FOR 1 MIN. THEN ADVANCED TO 1020, THE PROP TOOK APPROX 45 SECONDS. 2ND ATTEMPT PROP TOOK APPROX 45 SECONDS TO UNFEATHER. RETURNED CONDITION LEVER TO START & FEATHER FOR 1 MINUTE. ON 3RD ATTEMPT, PROP UNFEATHERED IN APPROX 30 SECONDS. INTERROGATED CDS & FOUND NO FAULT CODES. R & R OVERSPEED GOVERNOR IAW AMM 61-20-26 PGS 401-411. LEAK CK & OPS CK GOOD. C/W H/S 61-0038. NR2 ENG UNFEATHERS IN 15 SECONDS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.