Service difficulty report · Bearing Race · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 29, 2002
Submitted
April 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N48544
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE183
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Bearing Race
Part number
C792
Part serial
F177
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Part time
15,540 hours
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCE4A31
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.

What was found

CUSTOMER REMOVED PROPELLER FROM SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE BLADE PLAY AND GREASE LEAKING FROM BLADE SOCKETS. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BEARING RACES ON BLADES (SN 2579 AND 2583) HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND WERE IN MANY PIECES. POSSIBLE CAUSE COULD BE THAT THE BEARING SPLITS IN THE RACES WERE IMPROPERLY INDEXED AT THE HUB PARTING LINE.

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