Service difficulty report · Hub · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 18, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
329
Aircraft time
22,791 hours, 25,090 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
25,145 hours, 28,536 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Hub
Part number
7827015
Part serial
1894
Condition
Galled
Location
Lt Propeller
Part time
9,085 hours, 10,040 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BGM - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT LEFT PROPELLER ASSEMBLY HAD EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM NR4 BLADE. AFTER REMOVING THE LEFT NR4 BLADE THE OUTER BEARING RACE WITHIN THE PROPELLER HUB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND GALLED. LEFT PROPELLER HUB, PROPELLER ACTUATOR, AND 3 BLADES WERE REPLACED DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION AND AN ADDITIONAL BEARING RACE FOUND GALLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.