Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 19, 2017
Submitted
November 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713WT
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317752138
Aircraft time
9,675 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
8,602 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Drive Gear
Part number
LW10541
Condition
Sheared
Location
Governor
Part time
1,479 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING SETUP FOR APPROACH TO LANDING STALL, RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND WAS SECURED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE WERE LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE PROPELLER AND AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE TEETH ON THE GOVERNOR DRIVE GEAR HAD SHEARED.

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