Service difficulty report · Retainer · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
February 26, 2012
Submitted
February 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
410
Aircraft time
31,060 hours, 34,556 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Retainer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller Blade
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING MX INSPECTION RT PROPELLER BLADE NR 4 RETAINER RING CRACK AT ONE OF THE ATACHING POINT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT PROP NR 4 BLADE RETAINER IAW 61-10-00. THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.