Service difficulty report · Shaft · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
June 16, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
17,692 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110R
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Shaft
Part number
89780110
Condition
Sheared
Location
Engine
Part time
3,293 hours
Component
Fcu · Honeywell · 89780110
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI AWAY FROM DOCK HE REALIZED HE COULDN`T GET OFF THE STOP LOCKS, MEANING HE HAD LITTLE OR NO REVERSE. AIRCRAFT REPAIR SERVICE REMOVED THE PLANE FROM THE WATER & INSPECTED THE PILOTS DEFECT. IT WAS THEN WE HAD REALIZED AFTER TRYING THE POWER LEVER CONTROL THAT THE POWER SHAFT IN THE FCU HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FREE PLAY. AS WE DISCONNECTED THINGS TO TROUBLESHOOT MORE OF THE PROBLEM, ONE OF THE MECHANICS PULLED UP ON THE SHAFT AFTER WORKING IT THROUGH A COUPLE MORE TIMES IT RELEASED FROM THE FCU. THE POWER SHAFT WAS THEN DISCOVERED TO BE SHEARED OFF, BROKEN INTERNALLY.