What was found
3.50 INCHES BROKE OFF NR 2 BLADE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. SUBMITTER STATED UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE, NO VISIBLE NICKS. FRACTURE APPEARED TO BE INSTANTANEOUS ACROSS THE FULL CHORD. NO ACCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3797Z
- Make and model
- Piper PA18150
- Aircraft serial
- 187492
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A175GM
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Broke
- Location
- Nr 2
- Part time
- 755 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.