Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
January 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hamstd 23E50
Part
Blade
Part number
R7447AO
Condition
Corroded
Location
Propeller
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 OVERHAUL AND CORROSION WAS FOUND IN ALL THREE BLADES, IN THE FILLET AND THE BORES. CORROSION IN THE FILLETS WAS REMOVED BY MACHINING, WHILE THE BLADE BORE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY REAMING. THE BLADES WERE LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTED AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND.