What was found
FOUR INCHES OF BLADE TIP SEPARATED IN-FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE IN REDUCED POWER SETTING. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7863W
- Make and model
- Piper PA28180
- Aircraft serial
- 281884
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8S5
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Tip Separated
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 3,271 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, D
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.