Service difficulty report · Counterweight · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 23, 2001
Submitted
April 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0093
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Counterweight
Part number
106GAO
Part serial
Q1020
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,812 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE VIBRATION ON CLIMB OUT. REQUESTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. INSPECTION OF VIBRATION FOUND THAT THE COUNTERWEIGHT FROM NR 2 PROP BLADE HAD COME LOOSE. INSPECTION SHOWED BOLT THAT HOLDS COUNTERWEIGHT HAD PULLED THREADS LOOSE FROM PROP BLADE SHANK. BOLT DID NOT BREAK LOOSE, STILL HAD TORQUE SEAL UNBROKEN. BOLT DID NOT COME LOOSE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO SPINNER AND WIRE HARNESS. PROBABLE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN BOLT TOO SHORT OR OVERTORQUED

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