Service difficulty report · Knob

Difficulty date
September 11, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Knob
Part number
B4652
Condition
Noisy
Location
Cam Follower
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) OUR CUSTOMER REPORTED A CLUNKING NOISE FROM INSIDE THE HUB WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED ON THE ACFT. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE PROPELLER WE FOUND THAT THE CAM FOWLERS ON 3 OF THE 4 PC KNOB ASSEMBLIES HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND CONTAINED NO LUBRICATION. THE FOURTH CAM FOWLER HAD SLIGHT PLAY BUT ALSO CONTAINED NO LUBRICATION. THE CAM FOWLERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW AND THE PROPELLER WAS REASSEMBLED AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.