SDR 95ZZZX4522

Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
August 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N94377
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15285658
Propeller
Mcauly 1A103TCM
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop
Part time
4,393 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AN OIL LEAK WAS REPORTED. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A CRACK IN THE (FIXED PITCH) PROPELLER HUB RUNNING FROM THE HUB INSIDE DIAMETER, THROUGH THE EDGE OF ONE LEADING EDGE BOLT HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE HUB. THE FORWARD SPINNER BULKHEAD ALSO HAD ONE 6 INCH CRACK AT THE SAME BOLT HOLE RUNNING TO THE EDGE OF THE BULKHEAD. CRANKSHAFT FORWARD SEAL WAS REPLACED; CRANKSHAFT RUN-OUT FOUND WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. NEW PROP INSTALLED. SUGGEST PERIODIC BALANCING OF FIXED PITCH PROPS. AD89-26-10/SB 169C ALREADY C/W.

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