Service difficulty report · Nut · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
April 30, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Aircraft time
16,439 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Nut
Part number
B1894
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop Hub
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) PROP REMOVED FOR ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND NUT HOLDING PROP TO CRANKSHALF CRACKED. NUT WAS CRACKED FROM NOTCH FOR INSTALL TOOL TO A HOLE FOR LOCKING CLIP. CRACK WAS NOT INTO THREADS OF NUT. REPLACED NUT WITH NEW PART, PROP THEN REINSTALLED & AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.