SDR 98ZZZX897

Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 182J

Difficulty date
February 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N979ND
Make and model
Cessna 182J
Aircraft serial
18257443
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C201
Part
Blade
Part number
90DA8
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
3,812 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

PROPELLER WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF ERRATIC PITCH CHANGE AND STICKING. BLADE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS IMPACT STRIKE. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A STUCK PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE GOVERNOR WHICH, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT, MAY HAVE CAUSED AN OVERSPEED TO THE PROPELLER.

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