Service difficulty report · Setscrew · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 21, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
7,174 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Setscrew
Part number
B70192
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FOR A GREASE LEAK, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF LOOSE BLADES. UPON DISASSEMBLY BLADE PRELOAD SET SCREW WAS FOUND CRACKED AND ONCE CLEANED THE TIPS FELL OFF OF NR 2. BLADES WERE WITHIN THEIR BLADE PLAY LIMITS IN THE HUB PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY. SEVERE WEAR WAS FOUND ON THE PRELOAD PLATES. PROCEEDED TO CHECK NEW SET SCREWS FROM STOCK, AND 21 OUT OF 24 WERE FOUND CRACKED VIA VISUAL INSPECTION USING A 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEIR STOCK WAS CHECKED.

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