Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 8, 2014
Submitted
September 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE165
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
O-Ring
Part number
C33172112
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCE4A3J
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

CUSTOMER REPORTED POSSIBLE OIL COMING FROM PROPELLER HUB & BLADE SOCKETS. RECEIVED PROPELLER ASSEMBLY IN, PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY TECHNICIANS APPLIED PRESS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES, BUT NO DROP IN AIR PRESS WAS NOTED. THE TECHNICIANS PROCEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENG SIDE HUB, THE ID O RING PN C-3317-211-2 WAS REMOVED & VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE O RING WAS BAD. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY TSN IS 24327.6 TSO 1087.5

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