SDR V0DR967YB

Service difficulty report · Jam-Nut · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 11, 2010
Submitted
October 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Jam-Nut
Part number
B3368
Condition
Defective
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCE4A3I
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(V0DR) DURING ASSY OF A PROPELLER ASSY, THE JAM-NUTS (PN B-3368) WERE INSTALLED AND THE BETA RING RUN-OUT TOLERANCE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE JAM-NUTS (PN B-3368) WERE MFG WITH THE THREADS NOT TRUE. CAUSING THE RUN-OUT TO BECOME EXCESSIVE WHEN THE JAM-NUT WAS TIGHTENED.

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