Service difficulty report · Beta Tube · Beech A200C

Difficulty date
November 2, 2011
Submitted
November 2, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A200C
Aircraft serial
FE030
Propeller
Mcauly 4JFR34C758
Part
Beta Tube
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Propeller
Part time
2 hours
Component
Propeller · Mcauly
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NR 2 PROPELLER WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H PROPELLER. GROUND RUNS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ACFT FLEW A MISSION AND UPON RETURN THE CREW HAD A PROPELLER REVERSE THRUST WRITE-UP ON THE NR 2 PROPELLER. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BETA ROD BLOCKING PIN WAS MISSING, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ALL 4 BETA RODS WERE FOUND TO BE SET AT DIFFERENT LENGTHS. PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND RETURNED TO O/H FACILITY FOR REPAIR.

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