What was found
DURING PENETRANT INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE BLADE SEAL GROOVES OF BLADE SOCKETS 3 AND 4. THE HUB WAS DISPOSITIONED TO HARTZEL ENGINEERING FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. (X)
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2000
- Submitted
- April 17, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Propeller
- Hartzl HDE6C3B
- System (JASC)
- 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
- Part
- Hub
- Part number
- D61681
- Part serial
- 219
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 5,942 hours
- Component
- Propeller
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.