Service difficulty report · Hub · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
July 12, 2024
Submitted
August 8, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Hub
Part number
8147211
Part serial
868
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Hamstd · 14RF9
Component part number
790100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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

A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND AT ONE OF THE TWO DOWEL PIN LOCATIONS ON THE PROPELLER HUB MOUNTING FLANGE. THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED AT A LARGE PIT ON THE MOUNTING SURFACE AND PROGRESSED INTO THE DOWEL PIN BORE. TOTAL LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS LESS THAN 0.0250". THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND THERE ARE CHECKS IN PLACE TO PREVENT AND DETECT IT. NEW HUBS AND MOST OLDER HUBS HAVE 2 MODIFICATIONS INCORPORATED TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF A DEFECT.

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