Service difficulty report · Blade · Beech E55

Difficulty date
April 17, 2009
Submitted
April 22, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech E55
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Blade
Condition
Defective
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,575 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON DISASSEMBLY OF PROPELLER, FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER BLADES APPEAR TO HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY SHOT PEENED IAW THE LATEST REVISION OF THE PROPELLER OVERHAUL MANUAL. FOUND THE MOUNTING STUDS IN THE PROPELLER HUB WERE NOT INSTALLED WITH THE THREAD INSERTS LISTED IN THE LATEST REVISION OF THE PROPELLER OVERHAUL MANUAL.

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