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Old July 14th 05, 04:22 PM
Jan Carlsson
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No problem to fix it.

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

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Jan Carlsson
JC Propeller Design
www.jcpropellerdesign.com

"SteveR" skrev i meddelandet
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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/


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SteveR