SDR 95ZZZX630

Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube

Difficulty date
January 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Transfer Tube
Part number
7757101
Condition
Blocked
Location
Prop Control
Part time
4,136 hours
Component
Hamstd · 78249024
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 PROP CONTROL WAS RETURNED FOR INABILITY TO COMMAND THE PROPELLER TO FEATHER. UPON DISASSEMBLY, A SMALL ROUND METAL PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY BLOCKING AN OIL TRANSFER TUBE. THE ROUND PLATE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO BE PART OF THE INLET TRANSFER FILTER. LIGHT SURFACE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE OIL TRANSFER TUBE AND PCU HOUSING.