Service difficulty report · Yoke

Difficulty date
April 29, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Yoke
Part number
78229511
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller Act
Part time
39,733 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) CUSTOMER SENT PROPELLER ACTUATOR ASSY TO SHOP DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE CAUSING PROPELLER HUB TO PRESSURIZE AND BLOW THE RELIEF VALVE. ACTUATOR WAS PUT ON TEST STAND, TESTED AT 400PSI AND SHOWED A POSITIVE LEAK RATE OF APPROXIMATELY .5 LITRE PER MINUTE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A 2.25" CRACK RUNNING FORE AND AFT IN THE SIDE OF THE ACTUATOR BORE.