SDR 98ZZZX2151

Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 404

Difficulty date: May 19, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Filed by: ME4R359M
Aviation Propellers Inc
Make and model: Cessna 404
Aircraft serial: 4040851
Propeller: Mcauly 3FF32C501
System (JASC): 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
Part: Hub
Part number: D4497C501
Condition: Cracked
Location: Nr 2 Socket
Part time: 1,600 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

DURING PRE-FLIGHT, A NR 2 BLADE FOUND LOSE IN HUB SPINNER REMOVED, HUB FOUND CRACKED NR 2 BLADE SOCKET THROUGH TO CYLINDER. AFTER PROPELLER DIS-ASSEMBLY, NO DAMAGE NOTED TO BLADE. THE BLADE COULD HAVE DEPARTED THE PROPELLER WHEN FULL POWER WAS APPLIED.

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