What was found
(CAN) PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT DUE TO EXCESSIVE GREASE LEAKAGE AND BLADE END PLAY. UPON SPLITTING THE HUB IT WAS FOUND THAT 2 BLADE THRUST BEARINGS HAD CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2004
- Submitted
- June 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft time
- 11,581 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3I
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Thrust Bearing
- Part number
- C0792
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- Component
- Propeller · Hartzl · HCE4A3I
- 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.