What was found
DURING OPERATION PILOT NOTICED A LOUD BANG SOUND AND VIBRATION. LANDED AT FBO. SENT PROPELLER TO THIS FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOUND BLADE ACTUATING PIN WAS SHEARED OFF OF THE BLADE BUTT.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2016
- Submitted
- October 11, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5777
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Prop Blade
- Part time
- 957 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.