Service difficulty report · Spacer · Cessna A150L

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
May 25, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9903G
Make and model
Cessna A150L
Aircraft serial
A1500456
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A102OCM
Part
Spacer
Part number
C4513
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller
Component part number
1A102OCM
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

PROPELLER SPACER WAS FOUND CRACKED FROM DOWEL PIN HOLES. ONE CRACK PROGRESSED COMPLETELY THROUGH SPACEER, THE SECOND WAS 90 PERCENT THROUGH SPACER. PROPELLER DOWEL PIN HOLES ARE ELONGATED AND OVERSIZE, PROPELLER WAS BENT SEVERELY AT ONE TIME AND IMPROPERY REPAIRED. ANGLES WERE WELL OUT OF SPEC, SOME AS MUCH AS 1 DEGREE. PROPELLER WAS OUT OF BALANCE TRACK AND ANGLES. SUSPECT SEVERE VIBRATION FROM PROPELLER OR PREVIOUS IMPACT DAMAGE CAUSED SPACER TO CRACK. PROPELLER AND SPACER ARE SCRAP.

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