Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 180

Difficulty date
June 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 180
Propeller
Hartzl HC82V*
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,423 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) PROPELLER RECEIVED FOR CORROSION INSPECTION. PROPELLER BLADES WERE FOUND TOO SHORT. THE HUB WAS EXTERNALLY CORRODED (P/N C0840-51); BEARINGS WERE CORRODED (P/N A14B); THE BLADE CLAMPS WERE CORRODED (P/N C0838-2). THE PROPELLER WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.

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