What was found
FEATHERING SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN WHILE STILL INSTALLED IN SPRING KIT. THE SPRING BROKE IN 3 DIFFERENT PIECES. KIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. NOTE: PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE 08-DEC-00. (K)
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2006
- Submitted
- July 17, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Stbros SD360
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB5MP3
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- A3496
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Feather System
- Part time
- 15,619 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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