Service difficulty report · Propeller · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
March 7, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
8,498 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Propeller
Part number
HCB4MP3
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
LD
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) ON LANDING ON A CLEARED RUNWAY WITH SNOW & ICY PATCHES, SKY CLEAR & WIND CALM, PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING A/C. AS A/C SLOWED DOWN RUDDER CONTROL BECAME INEFFECTIVE CAUSING A/C TO DRIFT INTO RT SNOW BANK. UPON INVESTIGATING LT PROP, FOUND IN A FINE PITCH POSITION & BLADES WERE BENT BACK 90 DEGREES FROM DIRECTION OF ROTATION. RT PROP BLADES WERE FOUND TO BE 180 DEGREES FROM FEATHERED POSITION & WERE BENT BACK IN DIRECTION OF ROTATION.PROPS WILL BE REMOVED AND FORWARDED TO A PROP OVERHAUL FACILITY WHERE RT PROPELLER WILL BE DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED TO SEE IF AN INTERNAL FAILURE RESULTED IN BLADES GOING INTO THIS POSITION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.