Service difficulty report · Blade · Bbavia 8KCAB

Difficulty date
November 27, 2002
Submitted
December 11, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N76KF
Make and model
Bbavia 8KCAB
Aircraft serial
15374
Engine
Lyc IO320E1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YL1
Part
Blade
Part number
FC76634
Part serial
D48592
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
2,934 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.

What was found

DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH AD. DUE TO INADEQUATE RECORDS, PROPELLER WAS SUBMITTED FOR OVERHAUL AND ALSO TO REPLACE THE HUB IAW AD. AT DISASSEMBLY, PROP WAS FOUND TO HAVE COLD COMPRESSION ROLLED SHANKS. HOWEVER, DURING PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE BLADES AS REQUIRED BY O/H MANUAL, BLADE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE COMPRESSION ROLLED RADIUS. BLADE WAS SUBMITTED TO MFG FOR EVALUATION. BLADE IS CRACKED.