What was found
(CAN) PROPELLER WOULD NOT CHANGE PITCH. PROPELLER WAS SO BADLY CORRODED INTERNALLY THAT THE BEARING SEIZED. ENTIRE PROPELLER SCRAP DUE TO CORROSION. NO HISTORY OF PROPELLER HAVING BEEN SUBMERGED.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2002
- Submitted
- December 2, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 180K
- Aircraft time
- 649 hours, 90,994 cycles
- Engine
- Cont O470U
- Propeller
- Mcauly C2A34C204
- System (JASC)
- 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- C5270
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.