Service difficulty report · Hub · Moravn Z142

Difficulty date
April 17, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z142
Aircraft time
1,002 hours
Propeller
Hamstd AVIAV500A
Part
Hub
Part number
P7900010030
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Seal Groove
Part time
1,151 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) PROP WAS SENT FOR NDT AS PER V500A/6A AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SEALING RING GROVE RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE GROOVE.A SECOND CRACK WAS FOUND 180 DEGREES FROM THE FIRST CRACK ON THE WALL OF THE GROOVE. NEITHER OF THESE CRACKS ARE IN THE LOCATION SET OUT IN THE BULLETIN V500A/6A.