Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 12, 2018
Submitted
October 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
11,107 hours, 11,891 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0393
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
18,498 hours, 20,064 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON INITIAL CLIMB, NR 1 RPM SHOWED 1010 WITH CONDITION LEVERS MAX. CONDITION LEVERS BROUGHT BACK TO 900. NR 1 PROP RPM DROPPED TO 890. THEN EVENTUALLY 850. TORQUE WAS CONSISTENTLY 6% OVER TORQUE BUG, BUT NEVER EXCEEDED ANY LIMITS. PRECAUTIONARY RETURN TO FIELD LANDING WAS MADE. DURING APPROACH, CONDITION LEVERS SELECTED TO 1020 (THEY WERE NEVER SELECTED TO 850) AND RPM ON NR 1 PROP REMAINED AT 850. NO OTHER CAUTIONS, WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DISPLAYED AT ANY TIME. EVENT MARKER PUSHED. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED NR 1 OSG. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.