Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
December 17, 2009
Submitted
December 19, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FCPR831D
Atlantic Aviation Oregon General Aviation Services
Propeller
Mcauly 3FF32C501
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BLADE SN K51401 COUNTERWEIGHT MOUNTING HOLE HAS BEEN MODIFIED WITH A THREADED INSERT. INSERT IS NOT A HELI-COIL PN 1191-7CN0438 WHICH IS CALLED OUT IN THE SRM. BLADES SN K49771 SOCKET NR1 HAD GLUE UNDERBEARING RACE. BLADE SN K49771, SN K51401, SN K51447 HAVE DAMAGE IN AREA D-E WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED IAW SRM, BLADES ARE SCRAP. BLADE SN K49771, SN K51401, HAVE CORROSION IN O-RING GROOVE WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED IAW SRM, BLADES ARE SCRAP. HUB SN 757101 HAS A REPAIR ON BEARING RACE SEATING AREA. NO REPAIRS ALLOWED WITHIN 1.00" OF THE SEATING AREA IAW THE SPM 100 MANUAL. BLADE SOCKET NR 1 IN THE HUB, HAD GLUE UNDER BEARING RACE. NOT APPROVED BY C500 SERIES MANUAL.