Service difficulty report · Propeller · Amtr KITFOX41200

Difficulty date
February 19, 2007
Submitted
March 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N880BW
Make and model
Amtr KITFOX41200
Aircraft serial
C96010137
Aircraft time
458 hours
Part
Propeller
Part number
3BLADEWOOD68
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Part time
219 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

OWNER REPORTED 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AT 2500 ASL, ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES DEPARTED. THERE WAS ONE VIOLENT SHAKE AND THEN SMOOTH GLIDING TO SAFE LANDING OFF AIRPORT. PRELIMINARY EXAM INDICATES ENGINE MOVED ENOUGH TO CAUSE CARBURETOR TO SEPARATE PREVENTING OVERSPEED. SEPARATED BLADES WERE NEVER LOCATED. PROPELLER TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER, THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT.