Service difficulty report · Pin · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
July 19, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
11,581 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Pin
Part number
A2807
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Hartzl · HCE3YR2ATF
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) CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT PROPELLER DURING FLT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY OUT OF FEATHER, INTO LOW PITCH. WHILE ON GROUND TRIED TO MOVE PROP TO LATCH WITH PADDLE, BUT ONLY ABLE TO MOVE IT PART WAY. UPON OUR REMOVAL OF LOW PITCH STOP IT NOTED THAT A3205 L.P. SCREW TURNED OUT & JAMMED BETWEEN LP STOP&PITCH CHANGE ROD. CYLINDER THEN REMVD&BROKEN A2807 LATCH PIN FOUND LAYING IN PISTON. PINS WERE REPL, CYLINDER INST, & ANGLES WERE SET. UPON SETTING FEATHER ANGLES THEY WERE FOUND TO BE SHORT ON TRAVEL, HUB NUTS WERE LOOSENED BLADE TRAEL ADJUSTED,&NUTS TIGHTENED. ASSY OF PROP COMPLETED,&PROP RETURNED TO CUSTOMER.

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