Service difficulty report · Shaft · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
April 21, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
34,069 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Shaft
Part number
87620130101
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED EXCESS BACKLASH AND PROP SYNC DOES NOT SYNC. PROP WANDERING + - 5 TO 7 RPM. ENGINE SPRING STRUT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. AFTER DISASSEMBLY IN THE O/H SHOP, SHAFT P/N 87620130-101 WAS FOUND BROKEN AT POINT RIVET P/N MS204170AD3. THE SIZE OF THE RIVET HOLE LEAVES MINIMAL MATERIAL AROUND THE SHAFT, WHICH IS PRONE TO BREAKING UNDER VIBRATION.