Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
November 17, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Bearing
Part number
D7745B
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) PROPELLER WAS SENT INTO OUR SHOP FOR FOD ON NR 4 BLADE AND UPON DISASSEMBLY WE FOUND ONE CRACKED BEARING ON NR 1 BLADE AND FOUND ALL BEARINGS ON ALL BLADES TO BRINELLED. BLADES NR 4 AND NR 2 SENT TO MFG FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR/OVERHAUL. ALL BEARINGS WILL BE REPLACED.