What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUR OF THE SIX PRELOAD PLATES WERE FOUND CRACKED. CRACKS STARTED AT THE PITCH CHANGE BRACKET CUT-OUT AREA AND RAN ACROSS THE FACE OF THE PLATE AND DOWN THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER. (X)
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2000
- Submitted
- March 29, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Propeller
- Hartzl HDE6C3B
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Plate
- Part number
- C60661
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller Blade
- Component
- Propeller
- 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.