SDR 97ZZZX3015

Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
June 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
PAIR208A
Signature Flight Support LLC
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Blade
Part number
SFA13M10A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 3 Sta 45
Part time
21,112 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

RECEIVED PROPELLER BLADE ONLY. REMOVED DEICER BOOT, FOUND FIBERGLASS CRACKED IN THE DEICER AREA ON THE LEADING EDGE NEXT TO NICKEL SHEATH. THE CRACK EXTENDED 2.50 INCHES FROM THE LEADING EDGE TOWARD THE TRAILING EDGE. THE BLADE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TWISTING IN THIS AREA.