Service difficulty report · Bearing Race · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 14, 2006
Submitted
January 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE220
Aircraft time
20,803 hours, 25,010 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Bearing Race
Part number
D7745
Part serial
2815
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr1 Blade
Part time
3,135 hours
Component
Hub Assembly · Hartzl · HCE4A3J
Component part number
E6826
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE PROPELLER BLADE END PLAY REMOVED FROM SERVICE, TEARDOWN OF THE ASSEMBLY FOUND A BROKEN BEARING RACE WITH ADDTIONAL DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND A PROPELLER BLADE. HUB, BLADE BEARINGS, PRELOAD PLATES, BLADE SEAL AND CLAMPS WERE REPLACED AT PREVIOUS OVERHAUL.

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