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Service difficulty report · Blade · Amtr SUPERPULSAR

Difficulty date
July 20, 2001
Submitted
July 20, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amtr SUPERPULSAR
Aircraft serial
601
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Amtrrx BK063
Part
Blade
Part number
RB2000
Part serial
7
Condition
Separated
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, INITIAL FLIGHT WITH NEW NON-CERTIFICATED VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER MANUFACTURED BY AEROTEK AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. BOTH COMPOSITE BLADES SEPARATED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON TAKE OFF AT 500 FT. AGL. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BLADE FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE BOND BETWEEN THE BLADES AND THE RETAINING PLUG, TEARING THROUGH THE DOWEL PIN HOLES. SUSPECT A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT.