Thursday, November 16, 2017

Where To Do A Proper Propeller Governor Maintenance

By Andrew Johnson


The engine system never gives any warning that there is going to be a problem and only when it goes wrong is when it is noticeable. It may go wrong due to various factors, and the main ones is a failure to hold and select RPM or being insensitive to airspeed. A good propeller governor maintenance system ensures that all the engines of a plane in good working conditions. Some of the commonly encountered malfunctions are in the hydraulic locks pilot valves among others.

The bearings that cause the rotations may wear out due to the shimming of the blades caused by the sticky props. This may cause the system, not function when given a command by the blade angles in the regulator when tightly fixed. This is not a major problem it can be resolved easily.

At the prop repair site, when the pitch-stop is not set properly, it would result in a problem. Instead of a turbocharged model, a prop may be set up for the naturally aspirated airplane with one single engine propeller. The proof a turbocharged engine may have higher blade pitch compared to a naturally aspirated plane of the same model. This indicates that the systems are unable to keep the RPM down and at ascertain density.

Those planes with twin engine in which the oil pressure decreases the plane angle usually are a subject of low pitch stop that can be improperly set. This results in improper static RPM since the blades cannot go low enough to allow maximum spinning engine. This malfunction normally occurs after maintenance of the prop-hub of any kind. However, there are similar symptoms sometimes that occur suddenly or gradually which is a clear indication of a system problem.

Sometimes the seal of a piston gets stuck and trapped in between the cylinder wall and the piston stick. This causes the piston to be trapped inside the prop dome. The engine may also damage the seal by t by tearing it especially when the engine has metal debris contamination. When they revolve and thrown by the centrifuge force, they cause damages. Dissembling the props and giving them sometimes for the debris to be removed is usually the best way to do upkeep and diagnosis.

When the hydraulic locks are not checked constantly, the may be a cause of the breakdown. These sides are usually forgotten during maintenance since they rarely malfunction. In the single-engine planes, the props should bring the RPM down. The double engine planes also use their props to bring the rpm down. However, when this system fails, there would not be any regulation. For this reason, it is important to consider the locks during maintenance.

Oil is usually transferred from the strengthener governor, and if there is any leakage from bellow, then prop will not be able to hit the high pitch on the single nor low pitch on the double. When there is too much leakage, the twin can go into commanded feather as a result of excessive clearance of the transport system.

When the circled toe comes into contact with the speeder-spring assembly, the flyweight plane may wear out. The prop of a plane will start hunting causing excessive leakage of oil from the pilot valve which may start acting like engine transfer system problem.




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