What was found
DURING PROPELLER REMOVAL, FOUND CRACKS AT EACH BOLT HOLE. BULKHEAD WAS INSTALLED WITH NEW A-4227-1 SHOULDER WASHERS AT INITIAL INSTALLATION 72 HOURS PRIOR. SUSPECT CRACKS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND POOR MANUFACTURING.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6700G
- Make and model
- Beech C23
- Aircraft serial
- M2227
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- D4247
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Spinner
- Part time
- 72 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.