SDR AU960945

Service difficulty report · Cover

Difficulty date
June 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Cover
Part number
B20897
Condition
Oversize
Location
Prop Cntrl Sys
Component
Mcauly · DCFS290D7T3
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) PROPELLER CONSTANT SPEED UNIT (CSU) CONTROL SHAFT AND COVER LEAKING OIL - THE CSU WAS RETURNED TO THE OVERHAUL FACILITY WHEREIT WAS DISMANTLED - INSPECTION OF THE COVER BORE FOUND IT OVERSIZE BY 0.0762MM (0.003IN) - INSPECTION FOUND 22 OTHER COVERS IN STOCK TO BE ALSO OVERSIZE - MANUFACTURING ERROR/QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEM