Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 17, 2008
Submitted
September 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27956
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952064
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Drive Gear
Condition
Broken
Location
Governor
Component
Governor · Hartzl
Component part number
F624L
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS RT ENGINE WENT INTO FEATHER AND SHUT DOWN DURING FLIGHT, AFTER INSPECTION, FOUND RT GOVERNOR DRIVE GEAR SHEARED FROM GOVERNOR, THE THREE JOINTS THAT ATTACH THE DRIVE GEAR TO THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF ALLOWING GEAR TO COME OUT. AFTER REVIEW OF THE THREE PIECES, IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN PARTIALLY BROKEN FOR A WHILE. (K)

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