SDR SIMA2642

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 20, 2000
Submitted
December 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B261
Aircraft time
19,462 hours, 19,809 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF19
Part
Actuator
Part number
7901996
Part serial
910834
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
16,136 hours
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

ALB - DURING SCHEDULED PROPELLER HUB CHANGE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PROP ACTUATOR TO HAVE BOTH ANTI-ROTATION INSERTS (PN 78278-1) MISSING FROM ONE OF THE BLADE YOKES. THE ANTI-TORQUE ARM AND YOKE WERE DAMAGED ALSO. ONLY ONE WAS FOUND IN THE HUB AFTER ACTUATOR REMOVED FROM THE HUB. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ACTUATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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