SDR 97ZZZX3413

Service difficulty report · Hub · Piper PA46310P

Difficulty date
July 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
LF1R294K
Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd.
Aircraft
N2604X
Make and model
Piper PA46310P
Propeller
Hartzl BHCC2YF1
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Blade Clamp
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

PROPELLER WAS OVERHAULED DURING ANNUAL AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN HUB. CRACK WAS LOCATED AROUND BLADE CLAMP AREA OF HUB AT BOLT HOLE. PROPELLER HAD NOT BEEN OVERHAULED SINCE 1989 (993.0 TSOH). SUBMITTER HIGHLY RECOMMENDS THE PROPELLER BE OVERHAULED EVERY 5 YEARS PER MANUFACTURER. HARTZELL AD 77-12-06 COMPLIANCE IS NOW 12,000 HOURS WHICH MOST PROPS WILL NEVER REACH.

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