As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
PILOT COMPLAINED PROPELLER WAS SLUGGISH FOR PAST YEAR. FINALLY, PROPELLER WOULD NOT RETURN TO LOW PTICH AND RUN-UP. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED WATER IN HUB, ACTUATING PINS SEVERELY CORRODED AND BINDING IN LINKS. BLADE RACES SEVERELY RUSTED. UPON INSPECTION, HUB AND MOST INTERNAL PARTS REJECT. THIS PROPELLER HAD SEVERAL YEARS SINCE LAST OVERHAUL.