Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 4, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
27,281 hours, 28,362 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0534
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 400
Part time
9,949 hours, 10,890 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

NR 1 PROPELLER REMAINED IN FEATHER FOR 90 SECONDS AFTER ENGINE START WITH CONDITION LEVERS MOVED TO MAX. FOUND NO FAULT IN CDS. GROUND RUN NR 1 ENGINE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. R & R NR 1 ENGINE OSG IAW AMM TASK 61-20-26-000-801,61-20-26-400-801. OP'S CHECKED GOOD. C/W FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NR 1 PROPELLER TIME TO UNFEATHER IAW AMM TASK 61-20-00-720-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED, NO LEAK NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.