Service difficulty report · Propeller · Piper PA24180

Difficulty date
October 16, 2000
Submitted
November 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5785P
Make and model
Piper PA24180
Aircraft serial
24864
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C424
Part
Propeller
Condition
Vibration
Location
Prop Assy
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NEW MCAULY STC PROPELLER KIT INSTALLED, ACFT FLOWN FOR BRIEF FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD SUCH VIOLENT VIBRATION, PILOT NO LONGER WILLING TO FLY IT. INSPECTION OF BLADE ANGLES WITH PROP ON ACFT, SHOWED ANGLES WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH MFG SPECS BETWEEN BLADES AND COULD CAUSE VIBRATION. MCAULEY REPLACEMENT PROPELLER CHECKED, WHILE NOT PERFECT, WAS INSTALLED. STILL THERE WAS VIBRATION. BOTH 3-BLADED PROPS WERE DYNAMICALLY BALANCED TO REDUCE VIBRATION. NEW MOTOR MOUNTS INSTALLED. TEST FLOWN, STILL VIBRATION. FINAL EFFORT, ORIG 2-BLADED HARTZL PROP RE-INSTALLED AND FLOWN TO ITS DESTINATION. SUBMITTER STATED STC NR SA360CH DOES NOT INDICATE RESTRICTIONS ON ACFT MODEL OR SERIAL NUMBER. (X)

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