Service difficulty report · Hub · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
September 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hamstd 2D30
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
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) PILOT REPORTED THE PROPELLER WAS SLOW TO RESPOND DURING PROPELLER CYCLING. INSPECTION FOUND THE REAR BARREL CRACKED. DISASSEMBLY OF THE BARREL REVEALED THE INTERIOR RADIUS WAS CRACKED 3/4 OF THE RADIUS. AS THIS BARREL HOLDS THE PROP BLADE IN THE SPIDER, THE SUBMITTER STATES THAT FAILURE OF THE BARREL WAS IMMINENT.