Service difficulty report · Hub · Boeing A75N1

Difficulty date
May 21, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing A75N1
Aircraft time
895 hours
Engine
Cont R670*
Propeller
Snsnch W96JB
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN LAMINATIONS, INSIDE THE INTERNAL HUB. MANUFACTURER INDICATES THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY MOISTURE CONTENT FLUCTUATIONS, WHICH WOULD CAUSE INCONSISTANT PROP TORQUE SETTINGS.THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LOOSE PROP. PROP WAS ALSO QUITE OLD. REPLACED WITH NEW.

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