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A PA28-235 incurred damage to the propeller spinner when the engine was started with the engine nose cowl protective plugs installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 715392 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 239 flight time type : 153 |
| ASRS Report | 715392 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
FBO in ZZZ conducted an oil change on oct/thu/06; on my aircraft. The mechanic conducting the oil change failed to remove the engine cowl protective plugs and started the engine. A corner of the spinner was bent as a result. Inspections are forthcoming to determine if additional damage occurred. The oil change was completed; and the aircraft was put back on line without notifying me of the mishap. I conducted a preflight inspection on oct/sat/06; and did not notice the damage to the spinner; and flew the aircraft from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and back that day. No accident or incident occurred during the flight. I noticed the damage to the aircraft the following day while conducting a preflight inspection for another flight. FBO then admitted to the mishap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-235 INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE PROP SPINNER WHEN THE ENG WAS STARTED WITH THE ENG NOSE COWL PROTECTIVE PLUGS INSTALLED.
Narrative: FBO IN ZZZ CONDUCTED AN OIL CHANGE ON OCT/THU/06; ON MY ACFT. THE MECH CONDUCTING THE OIL CHANGE FAILED TO REMOVE THE ENG COWL PROTECTIVE PLUGS AND STARTED THE ENG. A CORNER OF THE SPINNER WAS BENT AS A RESULT. INSPECTIONS ARE FORTHCOMING TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED; AND THE ACFT WAS PUT BACK ON LINE WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME OF THE MISHAP. I CONDUCTED A PREFLT INSPECTION ON OCT/SAT/06; AND DID NOT NOTICE THE DAMAGE TO THE SPINNER; AND FLEW THE ACFT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 AND BACK THAT DAY. NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE FLT. I NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CONDUCTING A PREFLT INSPECTION FOR ANOTHER FLT. FBO THEN ADMITTED TO THE MISHAP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.