What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 11, 2008 while on approach to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe), privacy data omitted heard a noise of something hitting the nose of the aircraft. It was dismissed as maybe a bird. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without incident. During the post flight inspection privacy data omitted found that the right engine propeller spinner/bulkhead had broken and part of it was embedded into the right side of the nose. Pilot did not have any indications during the flight that the spinner broke off. There was no engine vibration indicated. During an interview with the director of maintenance for air orlando airplant flight training and rental, LLC. It was discovered that the spinner bulkhead installed was the incorrect Piper part number and that it had been modified to a hartzell service bulletin. The flight was an instruction flight from orl, aircraft was being operated by the air orlando flight and rental facility.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2008 WHILE ON APPROACH TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD A NOISE OF SOMETHING HITTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DISMISSED AS MAYBE A BIRD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER SPINNER/BULKHEAD HAD BROKEN AND PART OF IT WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE. PILOT DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATIONS DURING THE FLIGHT THAT THE SPINNER BROKE OFF. THERE WAS NO ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATED. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR AIR ORLANDO AIRPLANT FLIGHT TRAINING AND RENTAL, LLC. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SPINNER BULKHEAD INSTALLED WAS THE INCORRECT PIPER PART NUMBER AND THAT IT HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO A HARTZELL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT FROM ORL, AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE AIR ORLANDO FLIGHT AND RENTAL FACILITY.