SDR 96ZZZX1935

Service difficulty report · Mushroom · Piper PA23160

Difficulty date: March 12, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N76HK
Make and model: Piper PA23160
Aircraft serial: 231423
Propeller: Hartzl HC82V*
System (JASC): 6123 · Propeller Feathering/Reversing
Part: Mushroom
Part number: A856
Condition: Cracked
Location: Propeller
Part time: 11,863 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

BOTH PROPELLERS HAVE APPROXIMATELY 11,863 TOTAL HOURS SINCE NEW AND 5,920.1 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. HOWEVER, BOTH PROPELLERS HAVE HAD ROUTINE INTERNAL CORROSION INSPECTIONS OR IRAN INSPECTIONS (INSPECT, REPAIR AS NECESSARY) APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 YEARS AND/OR 2,000 HOURS.

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