Service difficulty report · Hub · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
February 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140N
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A140
Propeller
Rotol R3544123F13
Part
Hub
Part number
660714200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
7,733 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

FOUND MULTIPLE CRACK INDICATIONS AROUND BOLT HOLES DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION SB 61-58. PROPELLER WAS DISASSEMBLED AND HUB REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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