Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
January 27, 2005
Submitted
April 14, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Rotol R389*
Part
Blade
Part number
6607132886
Part serial
258
Condition
Cracked
Location
Outer Sleeve
Part time
31,226 hours
Component
Propeller · Rotol
Component part number
R389
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

PROPELLER RECEIVED FOR REPAIR OF BURNED OUT DE-ICER. PROP REQUIRED COMPLIANCE OF AD. PROP FAILED AD. PROP WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN ROOT END OUTER SLEEVE OF NR 4 BLADE, SN 258. BLADE IS REJECTED FROM FURTHER SERVICE. (K)