Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336PH
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3014
Part
Transfer Tube
Part number
D51143
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop
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

PDX - PROPELLER TRANSFER TUBE FOUND BROKEN DURING REMOVAL. THE TUBE WAS BROKEN AT THE PROP END THROUGH THE LOCKING BOLT SLOT. NO ABNORMAL PROPELLER OPERATION WAS NOTED BY FLIGHT CREW. PROPELLER AND PCU WERE INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. TRANSFER TUBE REPLACED AND PROP OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND RUN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.