What was found
(AUS) PROPELLER HUB DAMAGED IN AREA OF PRELOAD PLATE SHELF. SUSPECT PROPELLER HAD SUFFERED A GROUND STRIKE AND THE DAMAGED AREA HAD BEEN REMOVED BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE SCRAPING. UNAPPROVED REPAIR. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2002
- Submitted
- October 16, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Engine
- Lyc IO320B1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YL2
- System (JASC)
- 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
- Part
- Hub
- Part number
- D2483
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Propeller
- 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.