SDR 98ZZZX1610

Service difficulty report · Pilot Tube · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL

Difficulty date
April 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2256L
Make and model
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Aircraft serial
T34232
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Pilot Tube
Part number
A1891A
Condition
Displaced
Location
Prop Hub
Part time
512 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

REMOVED PROPELLER TO REPLACE BROKEN LINK PIN UNIT. FOUND CORROSION ON BLADE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON ALL THREE BLADES AND ANOTHER BROKEN SCREW IN ANOTHER LINK PIN UNIT. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, A PILOT TUBE WAS FOUND OUT OF POSITION. PROP HUB WAS SENT BACK TO FACTORY FOR REPAIR. SCREWS LOOK LIKE THEY WERE OVERTORQUED. THE PILOT TUBE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PITCH TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. SUBMITTER STATED MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO CHECK THEIR QUALITY CONTROL AND MANUFACTURE ASSY PROCEDURES.