Service difficulty report · Governor · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
April 1, 2021
Submitted
April 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1331C
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
265
Aircraft time
15,170 hours, 10,670 cycles
Part
Governor
Part number
8977511
Part serial
P519
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr1 Propeller
Part time
2,635 hours, 4,433 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

ON T/O ROLL OUT OF OOK AT V1 SPEED, #1 ENGINE BETA LIGHT CAME ON. PILOTS ELECTED TO TAKE OFF. TORQUE DROPPED 40%, AND PROPELLER SPEED INCREASED ON THE SAME ENGINE. #1 ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO DRAG AND OVERSPEED OF THE PROP. ENGINE WAS DOWN TO 20%TQ, AND NP PEAKED AT 103.7% MOMENTARILY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BET, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #1 PROPELLER GOVERNOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPS TESTED SATISFACTORILY.