Service difficulty report · Propeller · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 3, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
6,998 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Propeller
Part number
HCE4A3D
Part serial
HJ1517
Condition
Leaking
Part time
3,188 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE WINDSCREEN WHILE ON ROUTE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE FOUND EXCESSIVE OIL ON ENGINE COWLING. PROP WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR SHOP CHANGED ALL THE INTERNAL SEALS AND RETURNED THE PROP. REPAIRED PROP WAS RE-INSTALLED. AFTER 6 HRS IN OPERATION FLUID WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM PROP AGAIN ALTHOUGH NOT TO THE DEGREE THAT OCCURRED ON THE FIRST OCCASION. AFTER CLEANING AND GROUND RUNS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROP WAS LEAKING OIL AGAIN. PROP WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIR AGAIN. REPAIR SHOP FINDINGS HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. (TC NR 20070209004)