What was found
(CAN) WHEN CARRYING OUT A 500 HOUR INSPECTION, THE FEATHER STOP PN 78713-00 WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. WE ARE ROUTINELY FINDING THIS PART TO BE BROKEN ON OUR 3 SEMINOLES & THE AVERAGE SERVICE LIFE OF THE PART IS ONLY 200 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft time
- 8,428 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LO360A1H6
- Propeller
- Hartzl CHCC2Y*
- System (JASC)
- 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
- Part
- Stop
- Part number
- 7871300
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Feathering Sys
- Part time
- 217 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.