What was found
PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT TO CORRECT GREASE LEAK. AT DISASSEMBLY, BLADE (SN 279) WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED ON OUTER SLEEVE AT ROOT END. BLADE REJECTED FROM FURTHER SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 29, 2001
- Submitted
- December 11, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Propeller
- Rotol R3894123F25
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 6607132886
- Part serial
- 279
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 25,344 hours
- 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.