SDR 96ZZZX1642

Service difficulty report · Blade · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
March 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831BE
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3757
Propeller
Hartzl HCA6A3
Part
Blade
Part number
A10460E
Condition
Sheath Cracked
Location
Rt Propeller
Part time
8,815 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

AT SCHEDULED B-CHECK, INSPECTOR FOUND RIGHT PROPELLER PITTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE FIBERGLASS SHEATH ON THE BACK FACE OF THE BLADE ROOT, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES FROM CUFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT PROPELLER ASSY AND ROUTED TO HARTZELL, THE BLADE MANUFACTURER.