SDR 96ZZZX4242

Service difficulty report · Cylinder

Difficulty date
July 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Dented
Location
Prop Piston
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 BROUGHT BACK TO SHOP AFTER OVERHAUL BECAUSE HIGH RPM COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED UNTIL TAKEOFF ROLL AND TAIL WAS LIFTED. AT DISASSEMBLY, THE CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DENT WHICH CAUSED THE PISTON TO HANG UP AND NOT ALLOW THE PROP TO GO TO LOW PITCH POSITION. WHEN CENTRIFIGAL TWISTING MOMENT WAS HIGH ENOUGH, PISTON WOULD GO PAST THE DENT BY FORCE. DURING INSTALLATION, THE MOUNTING NUT HAD BEEN DAMAGED BECAUSE OF USE OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION TOOLS. THIS CAUSED THE DENT ON THE CYLINDER AND ALSO DESTROYED THE MOUNTING NUT.