What was found
DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND THE PROPELLER LOW PITCH STOP THREADS STRIPED THAT HOLD THE SPINNER IN PLACE ON CENTER OF THE PROPELLER. SAFETY WIRE IS STILL IN PLACE.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2015
- Submitted
- April 17, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N781LU
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496369
- Aircraft time
- 379 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- Engine time
- 379 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
- Part
- Propeller
- Part number
- HCC2YR2CEUF
- Part serial
- AU14766B
- Condition
- Stripped
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 379 hours
- Component
- Low Pitch Stop · Hartzl
- Component part number
- 756293
- 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.