Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 180

Difficulty date
June 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 180
Propeller
Hartzl HC82V*
Part
Clamp
Part number
57C08382
Condition
Corroded
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,424 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 WAS DISMANTLED AND WATER WAS FOUND IN THE BLADE CLAMPS, CORROSION AND PITTING ON THE INNER RADIUS OF THE CLAMP WAS BEYOND REPAIR. NEW CLAMPS WERE INSTALLED.

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