Service difficulty report · Hub · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
January 6, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11JD
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277405395
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Hub
Part number
HCE2YR2RBSF
Part serial
BP6961
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propeller
Part time
7,841 hours
Component
Hub · Hartzl
Component part number
D24772R
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PROPELLER WAS RECEIVED FOR NON-SCHEDULE REPAIR, OIL LEAK. DURING PRELIMINARY PROPELLER INSPECTION, PROPELLER WAS NOTED LEAKING BETWEEN HUB/PN D24772R/ AND CYLINDER/PN B24231. CYLINDER LIFTED OFFTHE HUB. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WAS DISASSEMBLED, VISUALLY INSPECTED, HUB AND CYLINDER REPLACED, REASSEMBLED AND BALANCED. PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS REQUESTED FOR INSP. WOODWARD GOVERNOR MODEL NR A210721 WITH SERIAL NR 2455904 WAS RECEIVED FOR INSP.GOVERNOR PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS INSP. AND GOVERNOR ASSY WAS BENCH CKD W/NO DEFECTS.REPAIRED PROPELLER AND GOVERNOR WAS REINSTALLED. PROPELLER AND GOV OPS CK GOOD.

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