Service difficulty report · Hub · Beech 58

Difficulty date
November 29, 2011
Submitted
November 29, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
W59R659N
Warner Propeller and Governor Company LLC
Aircraft
N9031V
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH265
Engine
Cont IO520C
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C30
Part
Hub
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Mcauly
Component part number
D2AF34C30NP
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

PROPELLER SUBMITTED FOR INSPECTION FOR THE CAUSE OF RED OIL LEAK IAW AD 91-15-04. PROPELLER WAS DISASSEMBLED AND BLADE RETENTION THREADS OF THE HUB SN 723369 WERE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTED. THE HUB WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE RETENTION THREADS. THE BLADE COUNTERWEIGHTS WERE ALSO FOUND UNDERTORQUED AND 1 HAD ROTATED OUT OF PROPER ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE CONTRIBUTING TO A LOW STATIC RPM CONDITION.

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