What was found
WHEN SPINNER REMOVED CRACKS FOUND MIGRATING FROM SPINNER BULKHEAD MOUNTING HOLES TO PROPELLER. CRACKS FOUND ON 6 OF THE BOLT HOLE ATTACH POINTS. CRACKS FOUND ON THE SPINNER FILLET PLATES. A NEW PART WAS PURCHASE AND INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft time
- 11,322 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LO360E1A6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 6113 · Propeller Spinner Section
- Part
- Spinner
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- 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.