Service difficulty report · Pin · Casa C212200

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
February 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117BH
Make and model
Casa C212200
Aircraft serial
171
Aircraft time
10,836 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Proeller
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCB4TN5
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE ACFT WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT FOR A NTS AND FLIGHT IDLE FF DECENT CHECK AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF A O/H LT ENG AND A REPAIRED LT PROPELLER. WHILE PERFORMING THE FLIGHT IDLE FUEL FLOW FOR SINK RATE THE ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE BADLY. IT WAS QUICKLY IDENTIFIED AS THE LT ENGINE AS BEING THE PROBLEM. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A STOP AND FEATHER SHUTDOWN OF THE LT ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROPERLY BUT ONLY 2 OPPOSITE BLADES WENT TO FEATHER, BUT THE OTHER 2 BLADES DID NOT, 1 WAS IN REVERSE AND THE OTHER WAS FLAT. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE 2 BLADES IN QUESTION HAD THE PINS THAT LINKED THE BLADE CUFF TO THE DOME WERE MISSING ON THE BLADES THAT WERE REMOVED DURING THE REPAIR AT THE PROPELLER SHOP. THE PROPELLER HAD NO OTHER DAMAGE AND WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIR AND TESTING. THE LT ENGINE WAS REMOVED DUE TO THE TORQUE INDICATING SYS INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE BEING DAMAGED DUE TO THE VIBRATION AND SENT OUT FOR REPAIR.