Service difficulty report · Pin

Difficulty date
May 11, 2004
Submitted
March 25, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Mcauly 3A32C76
Part
Pin
Part number
B4460
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON MAY 17, 2004, AUTHORIZED BY NTSB TO DO A TEARDOWN ONLY ON PROPELLER. UPON WHICH (PN 134460) ACTUATING PIN, WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF; START OF THREADS. PARTS INVOLVED WERE TAKEN BY FSDO. FSDO FORWARDED THEM TO NTSB FOR INVESTIGATION. CANNOT COMMENT ON PROBABLE CAUSE.