SDR AU980590

Service difficulty report · Backplate

Difficulty date
May 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Backplate
Part number
AEP8
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 SPINNER BACKPLATE CRACKED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AND BOLT HOLES ELONGATED. BOLT HOLES IN THE PROPELLER ARE ALSO STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF ELONGATION.