SDR AU970741

Service difficulty report · Hub

Difficulty date
June 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Hub
Part number
DP215
Condition
Illegal Mod
Location
Prop Hub
Component
Hartzl
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 HUB HAD UNAPPROVED MODIFICATIONS - HUB HAD BEEN ILLEGALLY MODIFIED FROM -E2YR TO -E2YL CONFIGURATION BY INSERTION OF VARIOUS ILLEGALLY MADE BUSHES BEING INSERTED INTO THE DOWELHOLES - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION