Service difficulty report · Blade · Amtr STEENSKYBOLT

Difficulty date
September 20, 2002
Submitted
September 26, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N302JS
Make and model
Amtr STEENSKYBOLT
Aircraft serial
100163
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Blade
Part number
F7666A2
Part serial
C90155C90187
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
3,455 hours
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCC24K1BF
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

PROP WAS REMOVED WITH 135.0 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. REASON FOR REMOVAL WAS TO EVALUATE PROP FOR POSSIBLE TRADE IN. DURING PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF BLADE WIDTH AND THICKNESS FOR VALUE ASSESSMENT, BOTH BLADES WERE FOUND TO BE BELOW MFG MINIMUM SPECS AT 34 INCH STATION. ONE BLADE MEASURED 3.656 INCHES. VISUAL CONDITION OF PROPELLER BLADES ARE NEARLY AS IF THEY WERE JUST OUT OF OVERHAUL, MEANING NO FILING HAS BEEN DONE ON LEADING EDGES OF BLADES AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE IF ANY PITTING FROM STONE DAMAGE. PAINT ALSO LOOKS ORIGINAL FROM OVERHAUL AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAINTED.