Service difficulty report · Hub

Difficulty date
April 25, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Hub
Part number
D499
Condition
Corroded
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,678 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.

What was found

(CAN) UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF INTERNAL HUB SURFACES, CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS AND THE HUB WAS REJECTED. ALL 4 OUTER BEARINGS WERE ALSO FOUND CORRODED.