What was found
RT PROPELLER BLADE FOUND LOOSE IN HUB DURING INSPECTION. TRAVEL IS .4375" IN DIRECTION OF THRUST AND .5" IN ROTATIONAL DIRECTION. THE SHIM UNDER THE BLADE SNAP RING WAS FOUND ABOVE SNAP RING. PROPELLER SENT FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2016
- Submitted
- June 20, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N449DS
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC141
- Aircraft time
- 550 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360M1A
- Engine time
- 550 hours
- Propeller
- Mtprop MTV12B
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- MTV12BCFCFL18359
- Part serial
- 110500
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Rt Propeller
- Part time
- 550 hours
- 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.