Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
April 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Propeller
Mcauly 1A103TCM
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
5,100 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) DURING COMPLIANCE WITH FAA AD 97-06-16 DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION DID NOT FIND THE CRACK, WHICH WAS FOUND THROUGH EDDBY CURRENT INSPECTION. CRACK AREA HOLLOWED AS PER SB 221B TO DEPTH OF .010, CRACK WAS THEN EVIDENT. CRACK AREA HOLLOWED TO .040 AND CRACK WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE WITH LPI. EDDY CURRENT COULD NOT BE USED DUE TO HOLLOW AT CRACK LOCATION. MCCAULEY ADVISED, IF CRACK NOT VISIBLE WITH LPI RETURN PROPELLER TO SERVICE.

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