Service difficulty report · Nut · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
October 22, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N722PA
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40727
Engine
Cont IO360*
Propeller
Mtprop MTV12B
Part
Nut
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
353 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN REMOVING PROPELLER FOR RESEAL, FOUND 2 MOUNTING NUTS CRACKED. THE PROP HAS 93.5 HRS SINCE INSTALLATION. THE PROPELLER PREVIOUSLY HAD THE BLADES REPLACED DUE TO PROP STRIKE.

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