Service difficulty report · Spinner · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
February 17, 2003
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11418
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Aircraft serial
15075405
Engine
Cont O200*
Propeller
Mcauly 1A101HCM
Part
Spinner
Part number
04500422
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
143 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

PROP REMOVED TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF ENG CRANKSHAFT SEAL. REMOVAL OF SPINNER, SEVERE WEAR AND FRETTING OF INNER SURFACE WAS NOTED WHERE FWD BULKHEAD (PN04500503) CONTACTS SPINNER. AFTER REMOVING PROP, PROP MOUNT BOLTS WERE OVERTORQUED, RESULTING IN DEFORMATION OF WASHERS AND BULKHEAD. AFT BULKHEAD (04500465) WAS CRACKED ALMOST ENTIRELY AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF BOLT CIRCLE. PROP, AFT BULKHEAD, AND PROPELLER SPACER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN PRIED APART WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENT. MOVEMENT OF CRACKED REAR BULKHEAD HAD CAUSED FRETTING DAMAGE TO AFT FACE OF PROP HUB. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SPINNER, AFT BULKHEAD, AND FORWARD BULKHEAD. PROP WAS REPAIRED AT A CERTIFIED FACILITY.

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