What was found
(CAN) PROP WAS TESTED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION FOR OPERATION. ROUGHNESS WAS NOTED IN CYCLING THE PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE BEARINGS AND PRE-LOAD BEARINGS WERE ROUGH DUE TO PITTING. PROP REMOVED FOR O/H.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 182Q
- Aircraft time
- 3,840 hours
- Engine
- Cont O470U
- Propeller
- Mcauly C2A34C204
- System (JASC)
- 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Prop Hub
- Part time
- 415 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.