Service difficulty report · Slider Block · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
September 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741BA
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A090
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Slider Block
Part number
660710924
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
IN
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

ALB - PROPELLER WAS REMOVED TO EVALUATE EXCESSIVE RADIAL PLAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: SLIDER BLOCK HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM CROSSHEAD CAUSING CROSSHEAD TO ROTATE APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES. THE CROSSHEAD WAS DAMAGED BY OPERATING PIN OF PROPELLER BLADES. (X)

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