SDR 95ZZZX1610

Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FR6R545N
Rocky Mountain Propellers Inc
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4M
Part
Spring
Part number
A3496
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Feather
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PROPELLER WAS IN FOR CALENDER TIME OVERHAUL. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, FEATHER ASSIST SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN IN FOUR PIECES. THIS PROBLEM WOULD CAUSE THE PROP TO NOT FULLY FEATHER AND/OR SURGING OF RPM DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH SPRING PRESSURE.