Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 13, 2013
Submitted
January 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
4,408 hours, 4,550 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0841
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER, JUST HUNG AT 400 RPM WITH ERRATIC INDICATION IN TORQUE AND PROPELLER SPEED. INTERROGATED CDS NO FAULTS FOUND. RAN ACFT BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE. R & R OVERSPEED GOVERNOR AS A PRECAUTION IAW AMM TASK 61-20-26-000-801, AND 61-20-26-400-801 PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW AMM TASK 61-20-710-803. OPS TEST GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.