SDR 26519A

Service difficulty report · Bushing · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 2, 2007
Submitted
May 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N122JB
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1025
Aircraft time
1,850 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
1,850 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Bushing
Part number
A4564
Condition
Cracked
Location
Blade Link
Part time
1,850 hours
Component
Blade Link · Mcauly
Component part number
B4743
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VIBRATION REPORTED BY PILOT. OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO DYNAMIC BALANCE. OPERATOR NOTICED ONE BLADE HAS ROTATIONAL PLAY. UPON DISASSEMBLY NR 2 BLADE LINK BUSHING P/N A4564 WAS FOUND CRACKED WITH PIECES MISSING. THE LINK P/N B4743 AND BLADE ACTUATING PIN P/N B5072-1 WERE DAMAGED FROM METAL TO METAL CONTACT.

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