Service difficulty report · Hub · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
February 16, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA30
Aircraft time
5,363 hours
Engine
Lyc IO320B1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YL2
Part
Hub
Part number
D2483
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
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) UPON DISASSEMBLY AND VISUAL INSP OF THE ABOVE HUB, THE PRELOAD SHELFS WERE FOUND TO CONTAIN VISUAL DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS IMPACT. ACCORDING TO PROP MANUAL 202A VOLUME 6 CHAPTER 1, SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS,(CURRENT REVISION 29), ANY HUB CONTAINING SIGNS OF PRELOAD SHELF DAMAGE IS CAUSE FOR AUTOMATIC REJECTION OF THE HUB. (TC 20100217006)

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