Mechanic report of installation of wrong propellers on 2 aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	247268
Time
Date	199307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : p13
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	247268
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At our shop in slobe, az, we repaired an small aircraft X. At the same time we had in our shop an small aircraft Y. These aircraft both have non-turbocharged engines of 300 hp. The propellers for both of these aircraft were sent out to be overhauled. When they were returned to our shop they somehow were installed on the wrong aircraft. They are similar 3 bladed propellers. The propeller for the small aircraft X is an xyz and the propeller for the small aircraft Y is zyx. The small aircraft Y was sold to a company in indonesia and subsequently exported. The small aircraft X was sold to a dealer in ky. About jul of this yr, a man from a flying service called and said small aircraft X had an incorrect propeller installed on it. He said it was discovered during an annual inspection. This aircraft at this point must have been annualed at least 4 times since it left our shop. He said that he couldn't license the airplane at this time because this propeller wasn't approved for this serial number airplane on the type certificate data sheet for this aircraft. The corrective action taken is that we are supplying a correct propeller to the owner of small aircraft X.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH RPT OF INSTALLATION OF WRONG PROPS ON 2 ACFT.

Narrative: AT OUR SHOP IN SLOBE, AZ, WE REPAIRED AN SMA X. AT THE SAME TIME WE HAD IN OUR SHOP AN SMA Y. THESE ACFT BOTH HAVE NON-TURBOCHARGED ENGS OF 300 HP. THE PROPS FOR BOTH OF THESE ACFT WERE SENT OUT TO BE OVERHAULED. WHEN THEY WERE RETURNED TO OUR SHOP THEY SOMEHOW WERE INSTALLED ON THE WRONG ACFT. THEY ARE SIMILAR 3 BLADED PROPS. THE PROP FOR THE SMA X IS AN XYZ AND THE PROP FOR THE SMA Y IS ZYX. THE SMA Y WAS SOLD TO A COMPANY IN INDONESIA AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPORTED. THE SMA X WAS SOLD TO A DEALER IN KY. ABOUT JUL OF THIS YR, A MAN FROM A FLYING SVC CALLED AND SAID SMA X HAD AN INCORRECT PROP INSTALLED ON IT. HE SAID IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THIS ACFT AT THIS POINT MUST HAVE BEEN ANNUALED AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE IT LEFT OUR SHOP. HE SAID THAT HE COULDN'T LICENSE THE AIRPLANE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THIS PROP WASN'T APPROVED FOR THIS SERIAL NUMBER AIRPLANE ON THE TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET FOR THIS ACFT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN IS THAT WE ARE SUPPLYING A CORRECT PROP TO THE OWNER OF SMA X.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.