Service difficulty report · Screw · Beech 58

Difficulty date
December 17, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4482W
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1946
Engine
Cont IO550C
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Screw
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Rt Propeller
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT PROPELLER DEICE BRUSH MOUNTING SCREWS WERE PAN HEAD SCREWS WITH NO LOCKING DEVICE. THE PARTS BOOK CALLS FOR PN MS35275243 SCREW. THIS IS FILLISTER HEAD SCREW WITH THE HEAD DRILLED FOR SAFETY WIRE. THE PROPER SCREWS WERE OBTAINED, INSTALLED, AND SAFETIED. THIS IS A LOW TIME AC AND NO RECORD OF BRUSH MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE AC RECORDS.

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