Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
October 13, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
6,602 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Cylinder
Part number
B24231
Condition
Gouged
Location
Propeller
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.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION OF THE LT ENGINE, UPON SPINNER REMOVAL IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER COUNTERWEIGHTS HAVE BEEN TOUCHING THE PROPELLER CYLINDER ON EACH SIDES GOUGING THE CYLINDER APPROX .025" DEEP. PROPELLER REMOVED AND SENT TO PROP SHOP FOR INSPECTION.

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