Service difficulty report · Slip Ring

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Slip Ring
Part number
4H30081
Condition
Defective
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) SLIP RING PURCHASED NEW, FAILED OUR VISUAL INSPECTION. FOUND IMPERFECTIONS IN THE RESIN SHOWING SEVERAL PIN HOLES & VOIDS. SEVERAL PROPELLERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED PRE-MATURELY DUE TO SLIP RING FAILURE & RINGS COMING LOOSE & WARPING FROM MISSING OR FALLING OUT RESIN BETWEEN THE RINGS. THIS WILL CAUSE ISSUES FOR PROPELLER DEICE IN FLIGHT IF THE RINGS BECOME WARPED & OUT OF POSITION. SLIP RINGS MUST BE WITHIN 0.010 INCHES AS RUN OUT, IT PREVENT WEARING THE BRUSH BLOCKS BRUSHES PRE-MATURELY.