Service difficulty report · Governor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 6, 2020
Submitted
December 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4353
Aircraft time
20,642 hours, 22,408 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
697072004
Part serial
DAP0198
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Overspeed
Part time
28,823 hours, 30,450 cycles
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

NR 1 PROPELLER TOOK =35 SEC TO UNFEATHER ON START UP. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR ON NR 1 ENGINE, IAW Q400 AMM TASK 61-20-26-000-801 AND 61-20-26-400-801. OPERATIONS TEST GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PROP TIME TO UNFEATHER, IAW Q400 AMM TASK 61-20-00-720-802. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.