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Table603.PropellerNickandScrapeLimits
AreaofNickorGougeAreaofScrape
Depthof
Nick,Gouge
Lessthan
0.250Inch
Diameter
Greaterthan
0.250Inch
Diameter
Depthof
Scrape
Lessthan
2.0Square
Inches
2.0to6.0
Square
Inches
Greaterthan
6.0Square
Inches
Lessthan
0.005inch
NoAction
Required
NoAction
Required
Lessthan
0.005inch
NoAction
Required
Paint
Damaged
Area
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Between
0.005inch
and0.020
inchand
noexposed
CarbonFiber
orFoamCore
Doa
Cosmetic
FieldRepair
and/orpaint
damaged
area
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Between
0.005inch
and0.020
inchand
noexposed
CarbonFiber
orFoam
Core
NoAction
Required
Doa
Cosmetic
FieldRepair
and/orpaint
damaged
area
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Morethan
0.020inches
orExposed
CarbonFiber
orFoamCore
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Morethan
0.020inches
orExposed
CarbonFiber
orFoam
Core
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
Propeller
bladewill
require
evaluation
byanFAA
approved
propeller
repairstation
(4)Scrapes,initialownerassessment,mayneedtobeevaluatedatanapprovedMcCauley
compositepropelleroverhaulfacility.
NOTE:Scrapesaregenerallyconsidereddamagethatistheresultofmultipleimpactsin
anareathatresultsinmaterialbeingabradedandremovedfromtheareaofimpact
damage.RefertoTable603,PropellerNickandScrapeLimitsforadditionallimit
information.
(a)Scrapesthataffectareaslessthan2.00squareinchesanddonotcontacttheunderlying
berglassfabricandarelessthan0.005inchdeep.Dothefollowing:
1Thistypeofdamagerepairmaybedeferredtopropelleroverhaul.
2
Repairthepropellerusingthecosmeticsurfacerepairtechniquebyanapproved
McCauleycompositepropelleroverhaulfacility.
(b)Scrapesthataffectareasgreaterthan2.00squareinchesbutlessthan6.0squareinches,
donotcontacttheunderlyingcarbonber,andaregreaterthan0.005inch(0.13mm)deep
butlessthan0.020inch(0.50mm)deep).Dothefollowing:
1
Thistypeofdamagecanberepairedusingacosmeticeldrepairtechniqueandbe
permanentlyrepairedatpropelleroverhaulusingascarftyperepair.
2
Painttheaffectedarea.
3
Repairthepropellerusingthecosmeticsurfacerepairtechniquebyanapproved
McCauleycompositepropelleroverhaulfacilitynolaterthanthenextpropeller
overhaul.
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