What was found
UPON INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE DURING OVERHAUL, THE PITCH KNOB ON THE BUTT OF THE BLADE WAS FOUND CRACKED. BLADE WAS RETIRED FROM SERVICE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2000
- Submitted
- April 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N111QT
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 272849
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- B67536
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pitch Knob
- 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.