What was found
DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT NOTED A .7500 INCH CRACK IN THE SPINNER BULKHEAD. THIS CRACK WAS IN THE CORNER NEXT TO THE SPINNER MOUNT NUTPLATE. SEVERAL PREVIOUS M OR D ON THIS SAME PART.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2004
- Submitted
- March 3, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N35339
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8891
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Prop Spinner
- Part time
- 162 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.