Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 1, 2016
Submitted
April 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4246
Aircraft time
15,983 hours, 17,057 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0265
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Part time
8,405 hours
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

AFTER ENGINE START NR 1 PROPELLER TOOK AT LEAST 1 MINUTE LONGER TO COME OUT OF FEATHER THAN THE NR 2 ENGINE. PRESSED EVENT MARKER. PROPELLER DID EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF FEATHER ON ITS OWN. NR 1 PROPELLER GREASE LEVEL A LITTLE LOW, SERVICED NR 1 PROP W/GREASE IAW AMM TASK 61-10-00-640-801, TIME TO UNFEATHER NR 1 PROP FAILS IAW AMM TASK 61-10-00-640-801 LONGER THAN 1 MINUTE. R & R NR 1 OSG. R & R NR 1 PROP PISTON SEAL. NR 1 PROP GOES TO FEATHER AS REQUIRED AND COMES OUT OF FEATHER AS REQUIRED.