What was found
WHILE FEATHERING NR 1 ENGINE PROP, 2 BLADES WENT TO FEATHER AND 1 BLADE DID NOT. TEAR DOWN OF PROP BEFORE SHIPPING TO REPAIR FACILITY SHOWED A BROKEN THRUST WASHER. REPLACED NR 1 PROP ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2000
- Submitted
- June 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N867TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6B
- Aircraft serial
- 45202
- Aircraft time
- 69,132 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 1,099 hours
- Propeller
- Hamstd 43E60
- System (JASC)
- 6110 · Propeller Assembly
- Part
- Washer
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 1 Prop Blade
- Component
- Propeller · Hamstd · 43E60451
- Component part number
- 43E60451
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A, E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.