Service difficulty report · Slip Ring · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 28, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
17,742 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Slip Ring
Part number
4E30081
Condition
Warped
Location
Propeller
Part time
4,568 hours
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) PROPELLER ASSY WAS REMOVED BY CUSTOMER FOR SCHEDULED ENGINE CHANGE. PROPELLER ASSY WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND A WARPED OUTER RING - PROPELLER WAS SENT TO AN APPROVED PROPELLER FACILITY FOR EVALUATION. SLIP RING WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND ALL WITHIN LIMITS EXCEPT THAT THE OUTER RING WAS WARPED OUT WHICH RENDERED IT AS SCRAPPED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. SLIP RING HAS MISSING RESIN WHICH IS MOLDED IN BETWEEN THE 3 RINGS AND IT HAS FALLEN OUT! THE RESIN KEEPS THE RINGS SPACED CORRECTLY AND PREVENTS WARPAGE. SLIP RING WAS PREVIOUSLY MACHINED AND IS ABOVE MINIMUM THICKNESS ALLOWANCES.