Service difficulty report · Nut · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
September 28, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Propeller
Mtprop MTV12B
Part
Nut
Part number
C061
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
319 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) PROP WAS SENT OUT FOR SOME RE-WORK, UPON INSTALLATION IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE PROP INSTALL NUTS WAS CRACKED. THIS NUT IS AN APPROVED VERSION IAW SB NR 25. THE BULLETIN CALLS FOR AN INSPECTION OF THESE NUTS, BUT OF AN EARLIER VERSION. BY THE NUMBER PEENED ON THE NUT, THIS VERSION SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. PROP RETURNED FOR NUT REPLACEMENT.

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