Neal@F14
Well Known Member
Flew in the rain last weekend, and it eroded a little paint off the leading edges so I decided to remove the prop today to touch up the paint and discovered a 1.5" long crack on the back side of one of the blades near the root/hub.
The crack is the junction between two of the wood laminate layers. The two round plugged holes are apparently where balance weights were pressed in when the prop was manufactured. As you can see, there's another crack emanating from the same plugged hole about 1/2 inch back towards the hub.
Total time on this prop is 356 hours since new.
Well, I was wanting to try one of the new Sensenich ground adjustable props but not yet budget-equipped to shell out the 4 AMUs.
Looks like my Oshkosh trip may have to be cancelled... (maybe not, new prop is on the way)
Also one of the other RV owners on my field has a 68x74 Performance Propellers wood prop on his 160hp RV3 that he said he'd loan me, but I don't want him to take his plane apart just for that.
The crack is the junction between two of the wood laminate layers. The two round plugged holes are apparently where balance weights were pressed in when the prop was manufactured. As you can see, there's another crack emanating from the same plugged hole about 1/2 inch back towards the hub.
Total time on this prop is 356 hours since new.
Well, I was wanting to try one of the new Sensenich ground adjustable props but not yet budget-equipped to shell out the 4 AMUs.
Looks like my Oshkosh trip may have to be cancelled... (maybe not, new prop is on the way)
Also one of the other RV owners on my field has a 68x74 Performance Propellers wood prop on his 160hp RV3 that he said he'd loan me, but I don't want him to take his plane apart just for that.
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