Service difficulty report · Spinner · Mooney M20F

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20F
Aircraft time
3,016 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Spinner
Part number
102965P
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
97 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) PROPELLER SPINNER CRACKED FROM A ATTACHEMENT SCREW TO THE BLADE CUTOUT AND A 3 INCH PIECE SEPERATED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND A NEW SPINNER INSTALLED PER HARTZELL ALERT SERVICE BULLETIN HC-ASB-61-332.

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