What was found
PROP SPINNER AFT BULKHEAD BROKE AT ONE CORNER WITH NUTPLATE, FREEING ONE AFT EDGE OF THE SPINNER WHICH BENT OUTWARD UNDER CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2005
- Submitted
- April 20, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N972WW
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S9072
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 055032112
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Prop Spinner
- Part time
- 636 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.