Service difficulty report · Clamp · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
January 26, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
29,448 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Clamp
Part number
C13019S
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Propeller Blade
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PREVIOUS SERVICE WHEN THE A304 LINK PINS WERE INSTALLED AND LOCKED THE LOCK PIN HOLES WERE DRILLED TO 0.720",MAXIMUM DEPTH IS 0.045". DRILL BIT WENT COMPLETELY THROUGH THE LINK HOLE AND PENETRATED THE OPPSITE SIDE WALL OF THE BLADE CLAMP. UNDER THE ADVICE OF THE MANUFACTURER ALL 3 BLADE CLAMPS ARE TO BE RETIRED FROM SERVICE.