Service difficulty report · Propeller Hub · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
September 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341CA
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A021
Propeller
Rotol R3544123F13
Part
Propeller Hub
Part number
660714200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bolt Hole
Part time
6,334 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

DURING ULTRASONIC INSP OF HUB REAR FACE, A FLAW WAS INDICATED AT THE BOLT HOLE ADJACENT TO BLADE PORT NR 3. PROPELLER WAS DISSEMBLED, HUB (S/N CW1044) AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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