What was found
DURING THE MAJOR INSPECTION OF PROPELLER ACTUATOR PARTS, THE PISTON BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING FLUORSCENT PENNENTRANT INSPECTION. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON FIND WITH THIS PART.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2004
- Submitted
- March 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8201
- Aircraft serial
- 507
- Aircraft time
- 12,785 hours, 14,097 cycles
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF23
- System (JASC)
- 6120 · Propeller Controlling System
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 7895431
- Part serial
- NONE
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Prop Assy
- Part time
- 10,492 hours, 11,426 cycles
- Component
- Actuator · Hamstd
- Component part number
- 7901803
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.