Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 8, 2000
Submitted
June 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5632C
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC81
Part
Spring
Part number
A3496
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED PROPELLER NOT GOING INTO FULL FEATHER AT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL PROP BLADES WERE FREE TO TWIST 45 DEG.+ BY HAND. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL FAULTS VISIBLE AND THE DOME MOVED FREELY WITH THE BLADES. DETAILED INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FEATHER SPRING HAD SHATTERED IN MANY LOCATIONS. CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

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