Service difficulty report · Propeller · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date
October 5, 2022
Submitted
October 26, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N120BJ
Make and model
Piper PA28151
Aircraft serial
287415627
Aircraft time
5,646 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Engine time
4,362 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 74DM
Part
Propeller
Part number
74DM6058
Part serial
A40417
Condition
Damaged
Part time
3,622 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E, D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE CLIMB OUT FROM TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE RETARDED ON THEIR OWN. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND MIXTURE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SHAKE BUT STILL MADE ENOUGH POWER TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT HELD THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE FULL FORWARD AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. ONCE ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND RAN OFF THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF RUNWAY 25. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, LINE CREWS, AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT OBSERVED A PORTION ONE OF THE OUTBOARD TIPS OF THE PROPELLER WAS MISSING. THE MISSING PORTION OF THE PROPELLER WAS NOT LOCATED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO DEFECTS NOTED ON THE PROPELLER DURING PREFLIGHT.

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