Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
August 24, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Blade
Part number
FC8477A4
Part serial
C38277J
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A, E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ON TAKE OFF THAT THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT MAKE FULL POWER. PILOT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, PILOT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE VIBRATION INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. A FIELD INSPECTION REVEALED THE PROPELLER TO BE OUT OF TRACK OVER ONE INCH (1 IN). THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR INSPECTION/ EVALUATION. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THIS PROPELLER A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A LARGE CRACK APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES AROUND THE NR 2 BLADE SHANK. THE HUB APPEARS TO BE CRACKED IN THE NR 2 BLADE ARM AS WELL.