Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 15, 2013
Submitted
January 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
13,661 hours, 14,686 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0508
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
11,079 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

WITH POWER LEVERS AT DETENT TORQUE ON NR 2 ENGINE WAS ABOVE TARGET AND PROPELLER RPM WAS 970. INTERROGATED CDS FOR FAULTS. NO FAULTS INDICATED. GROUND RAN ACFT, ON APPLICATION OF HIGH POWER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY ABOUT THREE TIMES AND THEN COULD NOT DUPLICATE AFTER THAT. R & R NR 2 ENGINE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR IAW AMM TASKS 61-20-26-000-801 AND 61-20-26-400-801. NR 2 OVERSPEED GOVERNOR CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. GROUND RAN ACFT AT HIGH POWER AGAIN. PROP SPEED INDICATED NORMAL AND ENGINE TORQUE INDICATED NORMAL. ALL OPS CHECKED ARE GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE TREND DOWNLOAD IAW TASK CARD 6773101. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.