What was found
DURING O/H EVALUATION, FOUND PITCH CHANGE ROD PN D3474 TO BE WORN UNDER MINIMUM DIMENSIONS. ROD WAS INSTALLED ON JAN 26, 2011 DURING A REPAIR, IT HAD 30.8 HOURS SINCE NEW.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2011
- Submitted
- March 3, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3209D
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1735
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF32C512
- System (JASC)
- 6110 · Propeller Assembly
- Part
- Pitch Rod
- Part number
- D3474
- Condition
- Grooved
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 31 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.