Service difficulty report · Counterweight · Cessna 310D

Difficulty date
October 30, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 310D
Aircraft time
4,386 hours
Engine
Cont IO470D
Propeller
Hartzl HC82V*
Part
Counterweight
Part number
8332
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

(CAN) PROPELLER RECEIVED FOR AD 97-18-02 REPETITIVE INSPECTION. CRACK DISCOVERED DURING M.P.I. INSPECTION OF THE CLAMPS. AT ONE TIME DURING THE HISTORY OF THE PROP THE COUNTERWEIGHT SHOWS DAMAGE FROM CONTACT AGAINST THE PROP PISTON. PUSHING OUT THE THIN WALL AND LEAVING A CRACK 1/2 INCH LONG.

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