Service difficulty report · Hub · Mooney M20C

Difficulty date
June 9, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20C
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
3,277 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

INSPECTING IAW EDDY CURRENT, ON PROPELLER IAW 2009-22-03, RECEIVED INDICATION OF CRACK. REMOVED PROPELLER AND REJECTED HUB DUE TO INDICATION NO ALLOWABLE UNDER AD NOTE 2009-22-03. AFTER REJECTION, GROUND SHOT PEENING OFF OF HUB AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION UNDER ZYGLO. THIS AD NOTE HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED MANY TIMES AND THE ALLOWED TIMES HAVE BEEN MOVED OUT TO ALLOW PILOTS TO FLY LONGER BETWEEN INSPECTIONS. AT THIS TIME, THIS PROPELLER HAD PRIOR INSPECTIONS AND IT IS NOT KNOWN IF WE ARE SEEING A TREND OF THESE HUBS FAILING DUE TO TT. WOULD LIKE 100 HR INTERVALS BETWEEN INSPECTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED AS POSSIBLY TOO MUCH TIME BETWEEN.

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