Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
September 6, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
12,755 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Bearing
Part number
6660003873
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller Hub
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) PROPELLER VIBRATION.PBMS CHECKED, FOUND LH PROPELLER WITH CRUISE AT 0.207 IPS AND CLIMB AT 0.369 IPS. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED IS MORE THAN 225 G. INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. DUE TO CONTINUED BALANCE SOLUTION ABOVE 225 G, LH PROPELLER TO BE INSPECTED FOR WORN OR DAMAGED HUB LINERS PER AMM TASK 05-61-00-210-806, PART 4B. NOTE: BLADE RETORQUE ALREADY PERFORMED. ALL BLADES REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, FOUND BLADES AT POSITION #2,3,5,6 WITH DAMAGED BEARINGS, SCRATCHED BEYOND LIMITS GIVEN IN CMM 61-10-50. BLADES LISTED ABOVE REPLACED PER AMM 61-10- 01-000-801/400-801 (TR61-144). NOTE: HUB GREASE REPLACED DUE METAL CONTAMINATION. BALL BEARINGS OF BLADES 2, 3, 5 AND 6 DAMAGED OVER LIMITS OF CMM 61-10-50. BALL BEARING SET 666000387-3. FHÏ¿½S SINCE INSTALLATION OF BLADE. FOUND HUB LINERS AT POSITION NR 2 AND 5 DAMAGED, LINERS REPLACED PER CMM 61-10-49 BLADE AT POSITION 1 REINSTALLED WITH ORIGINAL BEARINGS PER AMM 61-10-01-000-801/400-801 BLADE AT POSITION 4 REINSTALLED WITH NEW BEARINGS FOR RELIABILITY PURPOSES. SAME PROBLEM LAST YEAR. BALL BEARINGS PREMATURE WEAR.