Service difficulty report · Blade · Multec D16A

Difficulty date
December 1, 2000
Submitted
December 29, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N708T
Make and model
Multec D16A
Aircraft serial
TTN77
Propeller
Hartzl HC82VL2
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
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.

What was found

DISASSEMBLY OF PROPELLER FOR O/H AND AD COMPLIANCE REVEALED BLADE, SN 106993, IS SCRAP BECAUSE BALANCE HOLE TOO DEEP. MAX DEPTH IS 6.5 INCHES. BLADE, SN A27681, IS SCRAP BECAUSE IT IS CRACKED IN THE SHANK. BREAKAWAY TEST PERFORMED TO PUSH THE TUBE BACK IN THE HUB. TEST ONLY NEEDED 2200 PSI TO BREAK IT AWAY. 6000 PSI IS THE MIN PRESSURE REQUIRED FOR THE TEST AND IF TUBE MOVES, IT MUST BE REMOVED AND NEW TUBE INSTALLED. BLADE THRUST BEARINGS PN A14B THAT WERE INSTALLED FOR THE BLADES HAD WRONG RETAINERS PN A159. S/B REPLACED WITH PN A969. COULD HAVE CAUSED BLADE SEPARATION. RETAINER PN A159 S/B REPLACED WITH A159N PER AD 59-01-03. (X)