Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Beech 76

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 15, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2007E
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft serial
ME60
Engine
Lyc O360A1G6D
Propeller
Hartzl HCM2YR
Part
Accumulator
Part number
8907021H
Part serial
451991
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TRAINING, SHUT DOWN AND SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE LEFT PROPELLER WOULD NOT UN-FEATHER. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CREWS DISCOVERED THE LEFT PROPELLER UNFEATHERING ACCUMULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD IT OVERHAULED. OIL WAS FOUND IN THE ACCUMULATOR.

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