SDR 99ZZZX468

Service difficulty report · Screw · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Screw
Part number
A32041
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
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, S/N HL255, WAS RETURNED FOR SB 5 AND SB 14 COMPLIANCE. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION REVEALED 1 BROKEN A-3204-1 PRELOAD SET SCREW. THE SCREW WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES WITH THE B-3368 LOCKNUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE SCREW. DAMAGE TO THE C-6066-1 PRELOAD PLATE THREADS WAS BEYOND MANUAL LIMITS. THE PRELOAD PLATE AND SET SCREW WERE RETIRED FROM SERVICE.