Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 7, 2015
Submitted
April 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
20,287 hours, 21,457 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0387
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Part time
18,560 hours, 19,922 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENGINE PROPELLER NP ROLLED BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 970-980 RPM. ALSO NOTED A TORQ SPLIT BETWEEN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE WITH NR 2 ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 2-3 PERCENT HIGHER. AFTER REDUCING PROP RPM TO 900 ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. USED 1020 RPM FOR LANDING AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. IAW MAINTENANCE REQUEST C/W ENGINE TREND DOWNLOAD IAW MAINTENANCE 6773101. DUE TO ACFT HISTORY AND MAINTENANCE REQUEST, R & R NR 2 OVERSPEED GOVERNOR IAW AMM 61-20-26-000-801 AND 61-20-26-400-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.