Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 9, 2025
Submitted
April 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404BA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5228
Aircraft time
10,171 hours, 21,530 cycles
Propeller
4HFR34C778
Part
Hub
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Mcauly
Component part number
4HFR34C778
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PROP INSTALLED AND RED OIL NOTED LEAKING FROM PROP BLADE ROOTS AFTER GROUND RUNS. FOLLOWED MANUFACTURES TROUBLESHOOTING AND LEAK CONTINUED. CLEANED/DRIED AND LET SIT OVERNIGHT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM BLADE #4 NEXT MORNING WITH PROP STATIC. "0" ENTER FOR PROP CYCLES BECAUSE CYCLES ON PROP ARE NOT TRACKED.

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