SDR 97ZZZX789

Service difficulty report · Hub · Beech N35

Difficulty date
January 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7HB
Make and model
Beech N35
Aircraft serial
D6750
Propeller
Mcauly 2A36C23
Part
Hub
Condition
Failed
Location
Prop Flange
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF WHILE ROTATING FOR LIFT-OFF, THE PROP HUB FAILED, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER AND WAS DESTROYED. THE THREE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PROP FAILED AT THE HUB. THE PROP INSTANTANEOUSLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AN AUDIT OF THE ACFT RECORDS WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO DETERMINE IF PREVIOUS DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED, AND TO DETERMINE C/W FAR. WHILE RESEARCHING AD RECORDS, IT WAS FOUND THAT AD 89-26-08 HAD NOT BEEN C/W. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT AD 89-26-08 DID NOT APPLY ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABILITY SECTION OF THE AD. THE APPLICABILITY SECTION STATES THAT THE AD APPLIES TO MCCAULEY MDL 2A36C23/84B-0, THE FAILED PROP IS A MCCAULY MDL 2A36C23 - P - E.

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