SDR 97ZZZX1076

Service difficulty report · Snap Rings · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
January 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N94EW
Make and model
Piper PA42
Aircraft serial
428001054
Part
Snap Rings
Condition
Missing
Location
Beta Tube Bush
Part time
132 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

LEFT HAND ENGINE WILL NOT MAINTAIN FULL RPM ON TAKEOFF. WILL NOT GO ABOVE 1850 RPM AND THEN DROPS OFF TO 1600 RPM. RPM RECOVERS TO 2000 RPM AFTER 2-3 MINUTES IN FLIGHT. FOUND LEFT PROP HAD TWO BETA FOLLOW-UP TUBE BUSHINGS, MISSING SNAP RINGS. REMOVED PROP FOR REPAIR BY PALM BEACH PROP. REINSTALLED PROP AFTER REPAIR. FOUND BETA COLLAR WOULD NOT ALIGN WITH THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS RIGGED. CHECKED BETA COLLAR DIMENSION AND FOUND IT TO BE SET CORRECTLY. DETERMINED THE POWER LEVER NEEDED TO BE RIGGED CORRECTLY. RIGGED AIRCRAFT POWER LEVER ACCORDING TO PIPER MM. SET BETA LIGHT IAW MM. ALSO, RIGGED RIGHT LEVER TO MATCH LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND FOUND SATISFACTORY TO THE PILOT.

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