SDR AU960454

Service difficulty report · Cylinder

Difficulty date
March 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HC92ZK8
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Propeller Assy S
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) DURING PROPELLER OVERHAUL IT WAS FOUND THAT AN INCORRECT CYLINDER ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN FITTED NON-STANDARD SPACERS HAD ALSO BEEN FITTED IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF THE PITCH CONTROL RODS - UNAPPROVED PART - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR