Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
December 1, 2001
Submitted
February 19, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Blade
Part number
R10115255
Part serial
H92704
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,015 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BLADE LOST APPROXIMATELY 11 INCHES INBOARD FROM TIP. HAD PREVIOUS KNOWN GROUND STRIKE ALL BLADES. REMOVED SUBJECT BLADES AND HUB FROM SERVICE. REPLACED WITH NEW. 2 OTHER BLADES SHOW SIGNS OF STRAIGHTING 02-01-2002