SDR 98ZZZX4646

Service difficulty report · Hub · Amtr AVIDMAGNUM

Difficulty date
September 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N180VL
Make and model
Amtr AVIDMAGNUM
Aircraft serial
83M
Propeller
Warpdr T6801
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. POWER REDUCED AND AN IMMEDIATE LANDING MADE AT A CONVENIENT GRASS AIRPORT. DISCOVERED ONE BLADE OF THE THREE BLADE PROPELLER WAS OUT OF TRACK 2 INCHES TO THE REAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE REAR MOUNTING PLATE CRACKED ACROSS BOTH INBOARD BLADE MOUNT HOLES. BOLTS WERE LOOSENED AND TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES GETTING PITCH CORRECT FOR PROPER ENGINE LOADING. TT ON ACFT 55 HOURS.