Service difficulty report · Propeller · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
August 5, 2001
Submitted
September 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N705PA
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1014
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Propeller
Part number
HCE5N3
Part serial
HF42
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2
Part time
347 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT LANDED RENO, PILOTS NOTICED DIFFICULTY GETTING PROP INTO BETA AND SLIGHT VIBRATION DURING ROLLOUT. AT HANGER, PILOTS NOTICED LOWER NG ON NR 1 ENGINE ADN ON SHUTDOWN. NR 1 PROP STAYED IN A FLIGHT PITCH ANGLE WHILE NR 2 PROP WENT TO FEATHER PER NORMAL OPS. ON TEARDOWN AT PROP SHOP, NR 1 PROP WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERNAL DAMAGE.