- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2023
- Submitted
- June 13, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper J3C*
- Aircraft serial
- 19565
- Aircraft time
- 4,531 hours
- Engine
- Cont C8512F
- Engine time
- 4,736 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1B90CM
- Part
- Propeller
- Part number
- 1B90CM7144
- Part serial
- 33168
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Propeller Blade
- Part time
- 240 hours
- Component
- Propeller
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D, E
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ABOUT FIVE INCHES OF PROPELLER BLADE #1 SEPARATED FROM TIP DURING FLIGHT REQUIRING AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY LANDING.
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