# SDR CA970219005

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 9, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Piper PA-31-350
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Propeller: Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC): [6113 · Propeller Spinner Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6113)
- Part: Bulkhead
- Part number: 4393308
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Prop Spinner
- Stage of operation: CR
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA970219005

## Discrepancy

(CAN) WHILE INITIATING DESCENT THE PILOT NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE PROFILE OF THE PROPELLER SPINNER (NOSE). AFTER LANDING HE INSPECTED THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER AND FOUND THE BULKHEAD BROKEN. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A NEW BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.