Service difficulty report · Blade · Wthrly 620B

Difficulty date
July 30, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Wthrly 620B
Aircraft time
1,798 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN1
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Blade
Part number
R1015255A1851
Condition
Separated
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCB3R304B
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.

What was found

PROPELLER RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER WITH APPROX 5" OF BLADE MISSING FROM NR2 BLADE TIP (S/N H89522). PROPELLER DISMANTLED, CLEANED, CLAMPS AND HUB SPIDER MPI INSPECTED, BLADES LPI INSPECTED (IAW MFG), ALL BEARINGS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND DENTING, BLADE REPLACED WITH NEW BLADE, MATCHED, PAINTED AND PROPELLER TO BE ASSEMBLED IAW MM.