Service difficulty report · Bolt · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
June 7, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
8,623 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Latch
Component
Propeller · HCB3TN3DY
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITH THE PROPELLOR ON ZERO PITCH. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER HAD MOVED TOWARDTHE FEATHER POSITION RATHER THAN STAYING IN THE ZERO PITCH LOCK POSITION. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ENGINEER FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS HAD SHEARD ON EACH OF THE 3 ZERO PITCH LATCHES. THE PROPELLOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED FOR OTHER DAMAGE NONE WAS FOUND. THE ZERO PITCH LATCH SYSTEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROPELLER HAS NOT CAUSED ANY FURTHER INTERFERENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.