- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2010
- Submitted
- March 19, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40903
- Engine
- Lyc IO360M1A
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- YK32756
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 158 hours
- Component
- Propeller · Mtprop
- Component part number
- MTV12B
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
PAINT IS CRACKING PERPENDICULAR TO BLADE. LARGE CRACKS IN PAINT HAVE EXPOSED COMPOSITE LAYER.
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