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

PROPELLERS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL AND AD COMPLIANCE. BLADE SN 93464 IS SCRAP BECAUSE IT IS CRACKED IN THE SHANK. ONE OF THE BLADE THRUST BEARINGS PN A14B INSTALLED FOR THE BLADES HAD WRONG RETAINERS PN A159. S/B REPLACED WITH PN A969. COULD CAUSE BLADE SEPARATION. THE OTHER BLADE THRUST BEARING IS PN A14A WHICH IS STILL GOOD. SHOULD HAVE HAD RETAINER PN A159N INSTALLED. THRUST BEARINGS A14A AND A14B BOTH SERVICEABLE BEARINGS, BUT SHOULD BE ALL THE SAME IN PROP ASSY (RETAINER PN A159 SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A159N PER AD 59-01-03). (X)