Service difficulty report · Blade · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
December 15, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft time
338 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Propeller
Mtprop MTV12B
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
360 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) OWNER REPORTED TO DIAMOND CANADA THAT HE FOUND ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES SPLIT OPEN AT ROOT SECTION. SPLIT APPROX. FOUR INCHES IN LENGTH. BLADES HAD BEEN OVERHAULED AT 216.5 HOURS TOTAL TIME, CRACKED DISCOVERED AT 360 HOURS. TIME SINCE OVERHAUL 143.5 HOURS.

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