Service difficulty report · Governor · Airtrc AT802A

Difficulty date
April 14, 2008
Submitted
May 5, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N804DG
Make and model
Airtrc AT802A
Aircraft serial
802A0089
Aircraft time
721 hours, 1,730 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Engine time
721 hours, 1,730 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MA3
Part
Governor
Part number
311849703
Part serial
13995569
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propeller
Part time
721 hours, 1,730 cycles
Stage of operation
AG
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GOVERNOR HAS EXCESSIVE BETA VALVE OIL LEAKAGE AND ERRATIC TORQUE FLUCTUATION. PART REMOVED AND SENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR EVALVUATION.