SDR 98ZZZX692

Service difficulty report · Propeller Assy · Cessna T210G

Difficulty date
January 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6852R
Make and model
Cessna T210G
Aircraft serial
T2100252
Propeller
Mcauly D3A32C88
Part
Propeller Assy
Condition
Rusted
Location
Dome
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 WENT TO HIGH PITCH DURING RUN-UP AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO LOW PITCH. WHEN THE PROPELLER DOME WAS REMOVED, APPROXIMATELY 3 CC'S OF RUSTY WATER RAN OUT. DISASSEMBLY OF THE PROPELLER AT THE PROP SHOP REVEALED SEVERE RUSTING OF INTERNAL STEEL PARTS. THIS PROP WAS LAST OVERHAULED 5-2-91. HOW THE WATER ENTERED THE PROPELLER IS UNKNOWN.

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