Service difficulty report · Spring · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 18, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
8,572 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Spring
Part number
C6760
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop Feathering
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) PROPELLER SPRING FAILED INSPECTION. MPI PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND IN SEVERAL AREAS. PROPELLER WAS REMOVED PRE-MATURELY DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE. SPRING WAS NEW FROM MFG AND INSTALLED FOR ONLY 636.4 HRS FROM THE PREVIOUS OVERHAUL. SPRING WAS SENT TO MFG FOR EVALUATION, IT WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL CRACK INDICATIONS. SPRING REMOVED FROM SERVICE. WARRANTEE SPRING WAS PROVIDED FROM MFG. CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN OTHER SPRINGS DURING ROUTINE OVERHAUL INSPECTIONS. NO CRACK INDICATION ALLOWED IN THE SPRING.