Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 21, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,788 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Cylinder
Part number
D1657
Condition
Defective
Location
Propeller Hub
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) PROPELLER CYLINDER FOUND DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE C AREA MISSING MATERIAL. THIS HAS BEEN SEEN IN SEVERAL OTHER CYLINDERS, MFG WAS CONTACTED ON ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLIES. MFG INSPECTED AND ANALYZED THEM ALL AND HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY LIMITS FOR DAMAGES IN THE C AREA. ALL CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN WARRANTEED FOR REPLACEMENT.