SDR 95ZZZX4478

Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
January 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hamstd 65500F1
Part
Blade
Part number
7863504
Condition
Damaged
Location
Shank Butt Area
Part time
3,603 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.

What was found

SUBJECT BLADE RECEIVED WITH SCORING DAMAGE AROUND THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE BUTT AREA. DAMAGE EXISTS 360 DEGREES AROUND THE BUTT AND IS APPROXIMATELY .015 INCH DEEP BY .020 INCH HIGH. DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY RESIDUAL SHOT PEEN BALLS WHICH WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE BLADE PIN.