Service difficulty report · Pulley · Dorner DO228202

Difficulty date
April 18, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO228202
Aircraft time
8,899 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Pulley
Part number
MS202194
Condition
Binding
Location
Power Lever
Part time
11,953 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT DEPARTED & RETURNED WITH PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO JAMMED POWER LEVER. MX ABLE TO DUPLICATE SYMPTOMS. POWER LEVER CIRCUIT INSPECTED & IN RT SIDEWALL AT PULLEY ASSY, A SMALL SCREW NR 4 DIAMETER .375 INCH LONG FOUND IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY. SCREW MOVED TO PULLEY & SYMPTOMS WERE DUPLICATED. INSPECTION OF AREA & CONDITION OF SCREW SHOW THAT SCREW NOT PART OF CURRENT AIRFRAME. AS A PRECAUTION LT POWER CIRCUIT INSPECTED FOR FOREIGN OBJECTS AROUND THE PULLEY CLUSTER NONE WAS FOUND. INDEPENDENT CONTROL CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE. PICTURES OF SCREW AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.