What was found
(CAN) WHILE DOING AN INSP, PROP SPINNER WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK STARTED FROM THE THE SCREW HOLES. A NEW SPINNER WAS INSTALLED AND THE PROP WAS BALANCED.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2008
- Submitted
- November 3, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 17,661 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Spinner
- Part number
- TCB43940008
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Prop
- 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.