SDR 95ZZZX5606

Service difficulty report · Blade · Grob G109B

Difficulty date
September 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N791G
Make and model
Grob G109B
Aircraft serial
6357
Propeller
Hofman HOV62R
Part
Blade
Part number
L160BT
Condition
Defective
Location
Leading Edge
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

TRIANGULAR PIECE OF WOOD/COMPOSITE MATERIAL APPROXIMATELY .2187 INCH LONG BY .1250 INCH DEEP, SEPARATED FROM LEADING EDGE OF PROPELLER BLADE AT THE BEVELED JOINT BETWEEN THE WOOD/COMPOSITE AND THE METAL LEADING EDGE. DEFECT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15.8750 INCHES FROM THE CENTER OF THE PROPELLER HUB AND APPROXIMATELY 15.8750 INCHES FROM THE TIP OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. PROPELLER BLADE WAS INSTALLED ON PROPELLER HUB 12-21-93 BY LAS VEGAS PROPELLER SERVICE W/O NR 6659.

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