Service difficulty report · Yoke · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 23, 2001
Submitted
August 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B193
Engine
Ge CT71
Propeller
Rotol R3544123F13
Part
Yoke
Part number
7901996P4
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Hub
Part time
15,756 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON LANDING, 6 MILES OUT APPROX. THE AC STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS THE RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 60 PERCENT AND 20 PERCENT TORQUE. SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE AND VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE FOR VIBRATION. FOUND THE FORWARD YOKE EAR HAD BROKEN OFF ON THE PROPELLER HUB. VISUAL INSPECTION INDICATES THAT A PREVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR CRACK EXISTED IN THE HUB.

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