Harry,
I didn't actually have a failure, I found the problem before it got
to
that point thanks to someone who wrote an article in the Capers. The night
I
read the article, I couldn't sleep wondering if I was doomed to the same
failure. So in the wee hours of the morning I went up to my hangar and
pulled
my prop to inspect the tapershaft flange. I have a 100W lightbulb in my
hangar, and believe me... this crack was visable to the naked eye. The
crack
starts at the key-way and does kind of a sine wave around the
circumference
of the flange/hub. It goes about 120 deg. around it. Of course I still
have
the piece and will furnish anyone pictures upon request. Can't imagine
what
would have happened had I not found this problem ~ please ask your A/P to
inspect this at annual time. As to the logbooks, there is no reported
damage
history, although I have not ruled out a possible prop strike at some
point
in its life that wasn't reported.
Andy in Arlington, WA
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