Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
December 11, 2007
Submitted
January 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Rotol R389*
Part
Blade
Part number
6607132886
Part serial
1473
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
34,226 hours, 1,905 cycles
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

BLADE RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER WITH A CRACKED ROOT END OUTERSLEEVE. NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. PART HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM FURTHER SERVICE. (K)