Service difficulty report · Tape

Difficulty date
March 14, 2007
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Tape
Condition
Blistered
Location
Propeller
Part time
48 hours
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) DURING VISUAL INSP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TAPE USED ON THE L/E OF THIS PROP WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY THE MFG UNDER SPECIFICATION SP-127 WAS STARTING TO BLISTER AND SEPERATE FROM THE L/E, WORSE AT THE TIPS. TAPE WAS REMOVED AND LOG ENTRIES CARRIED OUT. NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHANGES AND THOUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH PROP MFG AND ACFT MFG, THEIR IS NO ILL EFFECT ON BALANCE AS LONG AS BOTH BLADE TAPES ON BOTH BLADES ARE REMOVED.. (TC NR 20070322010)