What was found
(AUS) BOTH PROPELLERS COULD NOT BE FITTED CORRECTLY DURING INSTALLATION TO RECENTLY OVERHAULED ENGINES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE ATTACHING STUDS WERE TOO LONG (-4 STUDS HAD BEEN FITTED INLIEU OF -3 STUDS). (X)
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2000
- Submitted
- September 1, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360E
- Propeller
- Hartzl BHCC2YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Stud
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Engine · Cont
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.