Service difficulty report · Bolt · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
May 4, 2012
Submitted
May 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330SB
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3013
Aircraft time
26,317 hours, 32,274 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A45B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Bolt
Part number
B3339
Condition
Failed
Location
Propeller
Part time
933 hours, 1,209 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, RT POWER LEVER HAD SEVERE VIBRATION. RETURNED TO RAMP. INSPECTED NR 2 ENG & PROP. FOUND 3 PROP BOLTS FRACTURED AND/OR SHEARED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED ENGINE VIBRATION INSPECTION CHECK IAW MM 5-51-13. NR 2 ENG REDUCTION GEARBOX PROP MOUNTING FLANGE NDT INSPECTED & RUN-OUT INSP COMPLETED. NR 2 ENGINE TUBULAR MOUNT, RUBBER ISO MOUNTS & MOUNT BOLTS INSP. INSTALLED NEW ISO MOUNTS BOLTS IAW MM 71-21-01. INSTALLED NEW NR 2 PROP GOV IAW MM 61-20-00. INSTALLED NR 2 PROP IAW MM 61-10-01. INSTALLED NEW CARBON BLOCK IAW MM 61-21-00. OPS CHECKED & DYNAMIC PROP BALANCE COMPLETED. NR 2 ENG OIL FILTER INSPECTED & PACKINGS REPLACED IAW MM 79-00-00. INSTALLED NEW CAM BOX IAW MM 76-10-00 DUE TO WORN LINKAGE & ENG RIGGED IAW MM 71-00-02. ENG RUNS & OS CHECK COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.