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A piper PA28-181 had the wrong propeller installed with no required documentation on parts history. Later found part number altered on propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529696 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 530 flight time type : 525 |
| ASRS Report | 529696 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Company X may have installed a propeller that was not meant to be installed on my aircraft type of model. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated when shown the propeller it had a yellow parts tag but was removed and not given to the owner for the aircraft records. The reporter said that when operating the airplane a low frequency hum was noted and the reporter asked a local technician to inspect the propeller. The reporter stated the technician found the incorrect propeller installed and no parts tag in the logbook records. The reporter said the local FSDO was advised and have started an investigation of the maintenance shop and have impounded the propeller. The owner made a reasonable offer to settle for a new propeller to avoid litigation but the shop manager refused. The reporter said the case went to court and the shop lost but have not delivered the propeller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA28-181 HAD THE WRONG PROP INSTALLED WITH NO REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION ON PARTS HISTORY. LATER FOUND PART NUMBER ALTERED ON PROP.
Narrative: COMPANY X MAY HAVE INSTALLED A PROP THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE INSTALLED ON MY ACFT TYPE OF MODEL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED WHEN SHOWN THE PROP IT HAD A YELLOW PARTS TAG BUT WAS REMOVED AND NOT GIVEN TO THE OWNER FOR THE ACFT RECORDS. THE RPTR SAID THAT WHEN OPERATING THE AIRPLANE A LOW FREQ HUM WAS NOTED AND THE RPTR ASKED A LCL TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE PROP. THE RPTR STATED THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE INCORRECT PROP INSTALLED AND NO PARTS TAG IN THE LOGBOOK RECORDS. THE RPTR SAID THE LCL FSDO WAS ADVISED AND HAVE STARTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MAINT SHOP AND HAVE IMPOUNDED THE PROP. THE OWNER MADE A REASONABLE OFFER TO SETTLE FOR A NEW PROP TO AVOID LITIGATION BUT THE SHOP MGR REFUSED. THE RPTR SAID THE CASE WENT TO COURT AND THE SHOP LOST BUT HAVE NOT DELIVERED THE PROP.
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.