What was found
(CAN) PROPELLER WAS LEAKING GREASE FROM ALL 4 BLADES. UPON DISASSEMBLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TEFLON WAS WORN OUT ON ALL 4 BLADES AND THAT ALL 4 BLADE SEALS WERE SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GREASE TO BYPASS.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2009
- Submitted
- June 16, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3A
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- C63371
- Condition
- Split
- Location
- Prop Blade
- Part time
- 1,424 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.