Service difficulty report · Thrust Plate · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 14, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
7,811 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Thrust Plate
Part number
C459
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
435 hours
Component
Propeller · Hartzl · HCE4N3G
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) UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE PROPELLER, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN THRUST PLATE SCREW (PN A3204). THE THRUST PLATE SCREW WAS FOUND JAMMED BETWEEN THE THRUST PLATE AND THE BLADE BUTT. AS A RESULT OF THIS BROKEN SCREW IT ALSO DAMAGED THE BETA PICKUP PLATE (PN C459) AND GOUGED THE BETA ROD (PN C453). THE THRUST PLATE, BETA PICKUP PLATE, BETA ROD, ALL FOUR THRUST PLATE SCREWS, ALL SEALS, LUBRICANTS AND HUB NUTS WERE REPLACED, PROPELLER WAS ASSEMBLED, LOCKED AND THE PROPELLER RETURNED TO CUSTOMER. (TC NR 20060718002)