Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 4, 2018
Submitted
April 4, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N90230
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5428
Aircraft time
7 hours, 4 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Bolt
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Propeller
Part time
7 hours, 4 cycles
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCB3TN3AF
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED NEW TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR FLOAT INSTALLATION MODIFICATION. UPON REMOVING PROPELLER FOR OUTSIDE PITCH LOCK MODIFICATION, WE FOUND THE SPECIAL CHAMFERED HEAD BOLTS PN B-3339 AND SPECIAL CHAMFERED WASHERS PN A-2048-2 ATTACHING THE PROPELLER TO THE MOUNTING FLANGE WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE SPECIAL WASHER WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE BOLT HEAD.

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