Service difficulty report · Propeller · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
April 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982Z
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft serial
12947
Engine
Pwa R183090C
Propeller
Hamstd 23E50
Part
Propeller
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
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

INSTALLED PROPELLERS AND FOUND THE LEFT PROPELLER TO BE OUT OF BALANCE AND A MAXIMUM OF 1500 ENGINE RPM USED, DETERMINED THAT INCREASED RPM COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, SHUTDOWN PERFORMED AND PROPELLERS CHANGED. LEFT PROPELLER PUT ON NR 2 ENGINE AND RT PROPELLER PUT ON NR 1. RAN ACFT, OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION FOLLOWED PROPELLER. REMOVED PROPELLER AND RETURNED TO REPAIR STATION. RECEIVED AND INSTALLED BOTH PROPELLERS IN PROPER POSITIONS & RAN ACFT. FOUND NR 1 TO STILL BE OUT OF BALANCE. CHANGED POSITIONS AGAIN & OUT OF BALANCE FOLLOWED PROP. PROP WAS CHECKED BY ELECTRONIC DYNAMIC BALANCING EQUIPMENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. FOUND OIL IN BLADE SHANK.

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