What was found
SPINNER BULKHEAD FOUND CRACKED AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OPERATION, WITH NEW ONE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. HAVE TO REPLACE THESE AT ABOUT EVERY 200 HRS DO TO CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2016
- Submitted
- December 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5148V
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S9025
- Aircraft time
- 3,457 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 3,457 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 05522311
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Spinner
- Part time
- 97 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.