Service difficulty report · Bearing Race · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
57,867 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bearing Race
Part number
7823011
Condition
Damaged
Location
Prop Hub
Part time
21,337 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF PROPELLER OIL LEAK, DAMAGES WERE OBSERVED ON SEVERAL COMPONENTS: METAL MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE INNER FACE OF THE HUB NR 4 BLADE CAVITY, HUB NR 4 BLADE OUTER RACE 782301-1 WAS FOUND WITH CHUNKS OF METAL MISSING, 2 BLADES, NR 3 AND NR 4, WERE FOUND WITH IMPRESSIONS AND MARKS ON THE BLADE RACE SEAT FILLET, AND MINOR MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE ACTUATOR, RESULTING FROM LOOSE METAL PARTICLES FROM THE OUTER RACE. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE PROPELLER WAS LEAK CHECKED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.