Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
August 23, 2007
Submitted
January 22, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Rotol R389*
Part
Blade
Part number
6607132886
Part serial
689
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1
Part time
39,882 hours
Component
Propeller · Rotol
Component part number
R389
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

PROP REMOVED DUE TO NR 1 BLADE LOOSE IN HUB. NR 1 BLADE SN 689 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED OUTER SLEEVE ON BLADE ROOT END. BLADE WAS REJECTED AND REMOVED FROM FURTHER SERVICE. (K)