SDR AU000605

Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna TU206*

Difficulty date
March 6, 2000
Submitted
August 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna TU206*
Engine
Cont TSIO520M
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C402
Part
Blade
Part number
90DFA10
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller Blade
Part time
6,119 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(AUS) PROPELLER WOULD NOT RETURN TO FINE PITCH FROM COURSE PITCH AT ENGINE SPEEDS BELOW 2200 RPM AND WOULD REMAIN IN COURSE PITCH AFTER FINE PITCH SELECTED.DURING PROPELLER DISASSEMBLY, THE NR 3 BLADE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE BLADE ROOT AROUND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BLADE''S CIRCUMFERENCE.

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