Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Seal
Part number
C33174262
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
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) THERE WERE 2 SMALL DIVOTS ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE PISTON SEAL THAT WERE ALLOWING OIL TO GET PAST AND LEAK OUT THE TOP OF THE PROPELLER CYLINDER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A CAUSE FOR THE DIVOTS. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE PISTON, CYLINDER, OR OIL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER WALL WHERE THE SEAL RIDES.