Service difficulty report · Propeller · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 19, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
11,467 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Propeller
Part number
HCC2YR2CLEUF
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Part time
2,043 hours
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) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED WHEN HE WENT TO DO HIS WALK AROUND. AN ENGINE RUN WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN THE PROPELLER WOULD START TO FEATHER WITHIN 30 SECONDS AND CONTINUE UNTIL IT WAS FULLY FEATHERED. THE PROP WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT.

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