Service difficulty report · Snap Ring · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
March 11, 2019
Submitted
March 11, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N76DA
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20604208
Aircraft time
5,991 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Snap Ring
Condition
Missing
Location
Propeller
Part time
2 hours
Component
Propeller · Mcauly
Component part number
D3A34C404
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

AIRPORT LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL NOTED LOOSE PROP BLADE IN PREPARATION FOR POST-FLIGHT AIRCRAFT TOW. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION IDENTIFIED PROPELLER BLADE LOOSE ON HUB AND SNAP RING MISSING FROM HUB HOUSING AFTER FLIGHT. SNAP RING APPEARED TO HAVE BECOME LOOSE AND DEPARTED PROP HUB IN FLIGHT. FOUND CHAFED/TORN PROP DEICE BOOT ON AFFECTED PROP BLADE; NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED TO AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER REMOVED TO REPAIR STATION FOR EVALUATION/REPAIR.

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