Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
May 11, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
22,528 hours
Engine
Pwa R1340*
Propeller
Hamstd 23D40
Part
Tube
Part number
12350
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller Oil
Part time
274 hours
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

(CAN) COULD NOT CYCLE PROPELLER. FOUND OIL TRANSFER TUBE IN NOSE CASE BROKEN AT ATTACH POINT IN CENTRE OF TUBE. ONE TUBE REPLACED AT 274 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL AND ANOTHER TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH 243 HOURS SINCE REPLACEMENT. THESE ARE 2 SEPARATE OCCURANCES.