Service difficulty report · Retainer · Hiller UH12E

Difficulty date
May 14, 2008
Submitted
July 9, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1523T
Make and model
Hiller UH12E
Aircraft serial
1740
Engine
Lyc VO540*
Part
Retainer
Part number
23688
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
M/R Transmission
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

RETAINER SUSPECTED LOCALLY MADE INSTALLATION WORD "UP" IS NOT STAMPED ON PART BUT ETCHED ON BY HAND. THICKNESS OF RETAINER IS .045, ACTUAL PART THICKNESS OF NEW RETAINER IS .051. FOUND SHAFTS THAT ARE SHIMMED WITH BAD RETAINERS TO BE SHIMMED IMPROPERLY DUE TO RETAINER THICKNESS AS REQURIED BY MFG O/H MANUAL. SHAFTS WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE BY .014 TO .020. (K)

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