Service difficulty report · Tube

Difficulty date
September 11, 2001
Submitted
October 29, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Tube
Part number
840118
Part serial
EVA2024
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
445 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PROPELLER WAS FOR RECEIVED FOR STANDARD 60 MONTH OVERHAUL. CURRENT PROPELLER TIMES ARE TTSN 445.0 AND TSO N/A. THIS IS THE PROPELLER`S FIRST OVERHAUL. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER COMPONENTS, HUB PART NUMBER 840-118, SERIAL NUMBER EVA2042 WITH PILOT TUBE PART NUMBER B-4020 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN NR 1 BLADE POSITION, 1.00 INCH FROM THE HUB SHOULDER FROM 11:00 TO 1:00 POSITION. THE CRACKED PILOT TUBE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE HUB CHECKED SERVICEABLE, AFTER REPAIR. THE CORRESPONDING BLADE, NR 1 CHECK SERVICEABLE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PROPELLER WAS REASSEMBLED AFTER OVERHAUL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.