Service difficulty report · Tape

Difficulty date
March 14, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Tape
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
71 hours
Component
Prop
Component part number
W69EK763GT
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) DURING VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TAPE USED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS PROP WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY THE MFG, UNDER SPEC SP-127, WAS STARTING TO BLISTER AND SEPARATE FROM THE LEADING EDGE, WORSE AT THE TIPS. TAPE WAS REMOVED AND LOG ENTRIES CARRIED OUT. NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHANGES AND THOUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH MFGS. THERE IS NO ILL EFFECT ON BALANCE AS LONG AS BOTH BLADE TAPES ON BOTH BLADES ARE REMOVED. COULD NOT SEEM TO ENTER THAT THIS IS A W69EK-63 MODEL PROP. (TC NR 20070322009)