Service difficulty report · Hub

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Hub
Part number
E6826
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
3,035 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) PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FOR L/E DELAMINATION. UNSCHEDULED REMOVAL. REMOVED ALL BLADES AND ACCOMPLISHED A STANDARD VISUAL INSP OF THE HUB UNIT. DEEP LINEAR INDICATIONS IN ALL BLADE SEAL GROOVE AREA WAS VISIBLE. MEASURED OVER AND ABOVE DAMAGE ALLOWANCES IN THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION. NEW SEALS PN C-6337-1 HAVE A VISIBLE LINES WHICH PRODUCES OUTWARDS FROM THE SMOOTH FLAT SERVICE THAT RUBS IN THE HUB SEAL GROOVE. DAMAGES FOUND IN THE HUB UNIT SEEMS TO MATCH THE LOCATION OF THE NEW SEALS LINE WHICH PRODUCES OUTWARDS. BLADES ROTATE WITH THESE SEALS INSTALLED ON EACH BLADE, MATING WITH THE SEAL GROOVE AREA INSIDE THE HUB UNIT. HUB UNIT WAS SCRAPPED - REMOVED FROM SERVICE WITH ONLY TSN 3035.2HRS.