SDR AU960738

Service difficulty report · Hub · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
May 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Engine
Cont IO360C
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Hub
Part number
AU3908
Condition
Illegal Repair
Location
Propeller Assy S
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
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 LEAKING OIL - INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER HUB HAD BEEN ILLEGALY REPAIRED/MODIFIED BY MACHINING IN THEPRELOAD PLATE AREA - SUSPECT HUB HAD SUFFERED FROM A PREVIOUS GROUND STRIKE - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR - UNAPPROVED REPAIR

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