Service difficulty report · Seal · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
January 13, 2019
Submitted
March 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660LF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1347
Aircraft time
2,893 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propller
Part time
2,269 hours
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCE4A3D
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, OIL SPLATTERED ON WINDSHIELD. PILOT RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROP BETA SEAL WAS LEAKING DURING FULL POWER RUNS BUT NOT AT IDLE. PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PROPELLER.