SDR AU971386

Service difficulty report · Blade · Gulstm 680FLP

Difficulty date
October 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 680FLP
Engine
Lyc IO720B1B
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VK2
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
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

(AUS) PROPELLER BLADE CRACKED. CRACK ORIGINATED FROM A NICK IN THE BLADE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 76.2MM (3IN) FROM THE BLADE TIP.CRACK LENGTH 12.7MM (0.5IN). SUSPECT THE CRACK WAS INITIATED BY A PIECE OF METAL WIRE WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE BLADE DURING DRESSING OUT OF THE CRACK.