SDR 99ZZZX470

Service difficulty report · Screw · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 12, 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
Part time
767 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

PROPELLER, S/N HL134, WAS RETURNED FOR LOOSE BLADE. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION REVEALED ONE BROKEN A-3204-1 PRELOAD SET SCREW. THE SCREW WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES WITH THE B-3368 LOCKNUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE INBOARD SECTION OF THE BROKEN A-3204-1 SCREW. ALL SIX B-3368 LOCKNUTS, SIX A-3204-1 SET SCREWS, SIX C-6066 PRELOAD PLATES, SIX A-6406 CAPS, SIX A-6404 SPRINGS, AND SIX A-6405 PLUGS WERE REMOVED, SENT TO HARTZELL ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION AND REPLACED WITH NEW.