SDR 97ZZZX1943

Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
January 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Blade
Part number
792221
Condition
Cracked
Location
Shank
Part time
14,911 hours
Component
SFA13M10A
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

DURING A MAJOR INSPECTION DYE CHECK, AN INDICATION WAS DETECTED IN THE BLADE SHANK FILLET RADIUS. THE INDICATION IS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 135 DEGREES FROM THE BLADE PIN, ON THE FACE SIDE. THE SHAPE OF THE INDICATION IS RECTANGULAR, WITH HALF OF IT LOCATED IN THE FILLET RADIUS, AND HALF ON THE SHANK OUTSIDE DIAMETERS, WITH BOTH HALVES CONNECTED AT EACH END.