AD Amdt-39-9113

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Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Model HC-B4 Series Propellers Installed on Mitsubishi MU-2 Series Aircraft

AD Number
Amdt-39-9113
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
propeller
Docket
Docket No. 94-ANE-59
FR Citation
60 FR 2877

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Mitsubishi MU-2 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Model HC-B4 Series Propellers Installed on Mitsubishi MU-2 Series Aircraft

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracks in the propeller hub arm bore and resonant speed shifting into the permitted ground idle operating range.

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Required Actions

Replace existing propeller hubs with improved steel hubs, inspect and rework new hubs every 3,000 hours. Implement new repair limits, shot peening procedures, and retire 'N' configuration blades at 10,000 hours time in service.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Hartzell Model HC-B4TN-5(D,G,J)L/LT10282(B,K)-5.3R and HC-B4TN-5(D,G,J)L/LT10282N(B,K)-5.3R propellers on Mitsubishi MU-2 series aircraft.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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