Service difficulty report · Retaining Ring · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
February 6, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690RP
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11493
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Retaining Ring
Part serial
BVA8039
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lt Propeller
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON 2/6/04 A NORMAL ENGINE RUN AND TAXI WAS BEING PERFORMED. AS WE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI OUT THE LT SIDE SEEMED TO HAVE NO THRUST OR MOVEMENT. WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP OR POP ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME WE ABORTED THE TAXI AND SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE LEFT ENGINE PROP WAS FOUND IN THE FULL REVERSE POSITION AFTER ENGINE STOPPED ROTATING. INVESTIGATION AND PROP REMOVAL REVEALED A PLUG RETAINING RING WAS NOT IN PROPER POSITION AND THE PLUG HAD BEEN DISLODGED BY THE FEATHER SPRING. THE PROP WAS SENT TO A PROPELLER REPAIR STATION AND THE RETAINING RING WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE INCORRECT PN. (WP01200406679)