Service difficulty report · Power Lever

Difficulty date
March 20, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Power Lever
Part number
7901171
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hmu
Component
Hmu · Hmltnsnstrnd
Component part number
78639114L28
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE QUICK ENGINE CHANGE BUILDUP, AN IRREGULAR NUMBER OF TEETH WERE NOTICED ON BOTH END OF THE HYDROMECHANICAL METERING UNIT, HMU, POWER LEVER,CMM IPL 73-21-41-03-060. THE TEETH PATTERN ON THE LEVER DIDN`T MATCH THE COUNTERPART SERRATED WASHER, CSP342-1, TEETH PITCH RATE. THE LEVER WAS MEASURED AS HAVING A DIFFERENT PITCH RATE OF SERRATIONS IAW THAN THE SERRATED WASHER, WHICH WAS MEASURED AS HAVING A PITCH RATE OF 32 IAW INCH. THE HMU CONDITION LEVER WAS ALSO CHECKED AND SERRATION FOUND AT A PITCH OF 32 IAW INCH. THE HMU HAS BEEN REJECTED AND WILL BE SHIPPED BACK TO THE VENDOR.