What was found
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, ON RUN-UP, AT FULL RPM - PROPELLER SPINNER SPLIT INTO 3 PIECES, 2 LARGE PIECES LEFT AIRCRAFT. COULD NOT BE FOUND. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THIS SPINNER HAD BEEN CHROME-PLATED SOME TIME IN THE PAST.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N872RM
- Make and model
- Amtr THORPT18
- Aircraft serial
- 872
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Spinner
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Propeller
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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