What was found
(CAN) DURING LPI OF BARREL PLATE IT FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK THAT GOES ACROSS PACKING GROOVE FOR PACKING THAT SEALS BARREL PLATE TO BARREL. THIS PACKING SEALS BARREL LUBRICATING OIL INTO BARREL.THE BARREL PLATE IS ITEM #682.IPL FIGURE #1A, CMM 61-13-01,REVISION 10.AFTER WE FOUND THIS BARREL PLATE CRACKED WE EXAMINED ANOTHER PROP FROM A DIFFERENT OPERATOR THAT & IT WAS ALSO FOUNDWITH A CRACKED BARREL PLATE.WE THEN CHECKED A 2ND BARREL PLATE FROM 2ND OPERATOR & IT ALSO HAD A VERY SMALL CRACK STARTING.THE 1ST OPERATOR THEN SENT 2 MORE BARREL ASSY TO TRY & SALVAGE THE BARREL PLATES FROM THEM & BARREL PLATES WERE ALSO FOUND CRACKED.THE 2ND REPL BARREL ASSY WAS REMVD FROM SERVICE WITH TIME SINCE LAST MAJOR INSP OF 6,32