Service difficulty report · Stop · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
December 17, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
8,428 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Stop
Part number
78713000
Condition
Broken
Location
Feathering Sys
Part time
162 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CYCLING THE PROPELLERS AND THAT IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING BLOCKING THE CONTROL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE THROTTLE QUADRANT COVER AND FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER FEATHER STOP HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. IT WAS INTERFERING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE PROP CONTROL LEVER. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE REPLACED 10 FEATHER STOPS IN 3 SEPARATE AIRPLANES SINCE APRIL 2010.

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