Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
June 4, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft time
10,463 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propeller Hub
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, PRIOR TO DESCENT, AUDIBLE AND INDICATED. PROP SURGE AND RPM DECREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 RPM OCCURRED. PROP PITCH WAS ADJUSTED TO FULL FINE POSITION. NO RESPONSE TO BLADE CHANGE WAS NOTED. DURING DESCENT PRIOR TO APPROACH, PROP SLOWLY INCREASED PITCH APPROXIMATELY 100 RPM. APPROACH WAS CONTINUED AND LANDING WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM PROP GREASE FITTINGS. AN INTERNAL HUB SEAL LEAK WAS DETERMINED AND CONFIRMED BY PROP OVERHAUL FACILITY. PROP REMOVED.

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