SDR 95ZZZX5942

Service difficulty report · Yoke

Difficulty date
June 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Yoke
Part number
SK112324
Condition
Arms Cracked
Location
Pitch Change
Part time
5,530 hours
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

THE SUBJECT YOKE WAS RECEIVED FOR WORN WEAR PLATES. VISUAL EXAMINATION REVEALED TWO CRACKED YOKE ARMS; ONE CRACK EXTENDED ALMOST THE TOTAL THICKNESS OF THE ARM ON ONE SIDE OF THE ARM. THE SECOND ARM CONTAINED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 0.400 INCH IN LENGTH. THE CRACKS ALSO EXTENDED PARTIALLY ACROSS THE TOP OF THE ARMS. FPI FOUND NO OTHER CRACKS. THE PART HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO HAMILTON STANDARD ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION. THIS IS THE FIRST YOKE OF THIS TYPE (MODIFIED) FOUND, WITH CRACKS, AT THIS FACILITY.