Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bnorm BN2A26

Difficulty date
November 6, 2000
Submitted
March 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903VL
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A26
Aircraft serial
2019
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Shaft
Part number
G210659
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Governor
Part time
903 hours
Component
Prop Governor
Component part number
G210659
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE RT ENGINE PROPELLER FEATHERING WITHOUT NOTICE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND LANDING WITHOUT PROBLEMS. DURING INVESTIGATION, FOUND PROPELLER GOVERNOR SPLINE SHAFT BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. REPLACED GOVERNOR, RUN UP SATISFACTORY. POSSIBLE GOVERNOR INTERNAL DAMAGE.