Prop damage from AWOL spinner

[SteveR]

Last weekend I lost my spinner through my prop. I had removed it the previous weekend because the screw kept coming loose. I was going to leave it off until I found the right solution. An A&P where I keep my plane saw me messing with it, and came over to help. He went and grabbed a bolt and a difference nut plate, and put the spinner on. He didn't torque the bolt down as tight as I would have because he "didn't want to crush the nose of the spinner". I questioned him on it, asked if we should put lock-tite on it, and he said "naw, that ain't comin' off". Last time I take advice from him.

Two flight hours later the spinner went through the prop. Although the damage to the prop wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, I'm still wondering if my $1,300 prop is now a wall-piece. I've already contacted the manufacturer (Prince Aircraft) and I'm waiting on their response. Let me know what you think. I did fly ~2.5hrs after this occurred (after checking it out on the ground).

Tell me what you think...repairable or not?

Pictures:
http://www.wotelectronics.com/prop/

[Fisherman]

Last weekend I lost my spinner through my prop. I had removed it the previous weekend because the screw kept coming loose. I was going to leave it off until I found the right solution. An A&P where I keep my plane saw me messing with it, and came over to help. He went and grabbed a bolt and a difference nut plate, and put the spinner on. He didn't torque the bolt down as tight as I would have because he "didn't want to crush the nose of the spinner". I questioned him on it, asked if we should put lock-tite on it, and he said "naw, that ain't comin' off". Last time I take advice from him.

Two flight hours later the spinner went through the prop. Although the damage to the prop wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, I'm still wondering if my $1,300 prop is now a wall-piece. I've already contacted the manufacturer (Prince Aircraft) and I'm waiting on their response. Let me know what you think. I did fly ~2.5hrs after this occurred (after checking it out on the ground).

Tell me what you think...repairable or not?

Pictures:
http://www.wotelectronics.com/prop/

Howdy Steve!

It's been my experience that if you ask a manufacturer, "Is this broken?", they'll see it as an opportunity to sell you another one. I don't know about airplane parts companies. Do most of them play straight with people? I guess I'm just overly suspicious.

[ChuckSlusarczyk]

In article >, Richard Riley says...

>:
>:Tell me what you think...repairable or not?
>
>Absolutely repairable.

I concur

Chuck S

[Sport Pilot]

Fisherman wrote:
> SteveR Wrote:
> > Last weekend I lost my spinner through my prop. I had removed it the
> > previous weekend because the screw kept coming loose. I was going to
> > leave it off until I found the right solution. An A&P where I keep my
> > plane saw me messing with it, and came over to help. He went and
> > grabbed a bolt and a difference nut plate, and put the spinner on. He
> > didn't torque the bolt down as tight as I would have because he "didn't
> > want to crush the nose of the spinner". I questioned him on it, asked if
> > we should put lock-tite on it, and he said "naw, that ain't comin' off".
> > Last time I take advice from him.
> >
> > Two flight hours later the spinner went through the prop. Although the
> > damage to the prop wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, I'm still
> > wondering if my $1,300 prop is now a wall-piece. I've already contacted
> > the manufacturer (Prince Aircraft) and I'm waiting on their response.
> > Let me know what you think. I did fly ~2.5hrs after this occurred
> > (after checking it out on the ground).
> >
> > Tell me what you think...repairable or not?
> >
> > Pictures:
> > http://www.wotelectronics.com/prop/
>
> Howdy Steve!
>
> It's been my experience that if you ask a manufacturer, "Is this
> broken?", they'll see it as an opportunity to sell you another one. I
> don't know about airplane parts companies. Do most of them play
> straight with people? I guess I'm just overly suspicious.
>
>
> --
> Fisherman

Lost a ittty bitty spinner, you know the ones that just cover the prop
bolts and little more. It hit the end of the prop as that was the only
nick I could find, then hit the wing tip, just a small scratch. The
local A&P was jumping up and down claiming I had to take the engine
apart to check for crankshaft damage from a prop strike. I just filed
the nick and put on a new spinner.

[Dave S]

Sport Pilot wrote:
The
> local A&P was jumping up and down claiming I had to take the engine
> apart to check for crankshaft damage from a prop strike. I just filed
> the nick and put on a new spinner.
>

Was this the same A&P who didnt do the job right in the first place? I
wonder if he would be willing to finance a 3rd party doing the teardown
and inspection, cause that is who I would send the bill to.

I may be mistaken, but I was told if the strike didnt result in engine
stoppage a teardown was not needed.

Dave

[Jan Carlsson]

No problem to fix it.

The old AC 43 ?? tell you how to do it.

best
Jan Carlsson
JC Propeller Design
www.jcpropellerdesign.com

"SteveR" > skrev i meddelandet
...
>
> Last weekend I lost my spinner through my prop. I had removed it the
> previous weekend because the screw kept coming loose. I was going to
> leave it off until I found the right solution. An A&P where I keep my
> plane saw me messing with it, and came over to help. He went and
> grabbed a bolt and a difference nut plate, and put the spinner on. He
> didn't torque the bolt down as tight as I would have because he "didn't
> want to crush the nose of the spinner". I questioned him on it, asked if
> we should put lock-tite on it, and he said "naw, that ain't comin' off".
> Last time I take advice from him.
>
> Two flight hours later the spinner went through the prop. Although the
> damage to the prop wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, I'm still
> wondering if my $1,300 prop is now a wall-piece. I've already contacted
> the manufacturer (Prince Aircraft) and I'm waiting on their response.
> Let me know what you think. I did fly ~2.5hrs after this occurred
> (after checking it out on the ground).
>
> Tell me what you think...repairable or not?
>
> Pictures:
> http://www.wotelectronics.com/prop/
>
>
> --
> SteveR

[Charlie]

Dave S wrote:
>
>
> Sport Pilot wrote:
> The
>
>> local A&P was jumping up and down claiming I had to take the engine
>> apart to check for crankshaft damage from a prop strike. I just filed
>> the nick and put on a new spinner.
>>
>
> Was this the same A&P who didnt do the job right in the first place? I
> wonder if he would be willing to finance a 3rd party doing the teardown
> and inspection, cause that is who I would send the bill to.
>
> I may be mistaken, but I was told if the strike didnt result in engine
> stoppage a teardown was not needed.
>
> Dave
>
It kinda 'depends'.
There's an AD for Lycs that says you must inspect a gear in the
accessory case if you have a prop strike even if the strike is against
*grass*.

I suppose if you're smart enough to fly a homebuilt (or to wipe off the
grass stains) then the AD might not apply...