What was found
PROPELLER WAS TIME EXPIRED. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE SPRING ASSY, THE FEATHERING SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4MP3
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- A3496
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Prop Feathering
- Part time
- 3,040 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.