Service difficulty report · Spinner · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
June 30, 2006
Submitted
July 1, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N603WM
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FA198
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Spinner
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Propeller
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

RT PROPELLER WAS OVERHAULED AND INSTALLED IN THE RT POSITION. ENGINE RAN TO LEAK CHECK AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK PROPELLER SYSTEM ON THE RT SIDE AND TO FULL POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE HARMONICS WAS NOTED BUT NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HANGER AFTER THE MAINTENANCE RUN UP AND A LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE BLADE HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF GREASE ON THE BLADE FACE. THE SPINNER WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS FOUND BY VISUAL INSPECTION THAT A BLADE CLAMP BOLT HAD BROKEN AT THE HEAD. THE HEAD OF THE BOLT WAS RECOVERED LODGED IN THE HUB AND BULKHEAD AREA. THE BOLT P/N ACA-1372.