fN BLADES

ron wilson · Sep 9, 2004

I left a screwdriver under the hood of my 59 TR 3A which resulted in a couple of very small nicks in two of the fan blades. Is this liable to cause any problems.

TR3cubka · Sep 9, 2004

no not likely, ive flown in light aircraft with pretty decent sized nicks in its only prop. I didnt like the idea of it, but it worked just fine. no balance issues or anything. Im sure someone else will give more info soon though

Bugeye58 · Sep 10, 2004

Ron, for peace of mind, take a small round file, and dress the nicks so they are radiused, leaving no sharp corners or edges. This will minimize the possibility of a stress crack propagating from the nick. Not 100% fool proof by any means, but the best you can do short of replacing the fan.
Jeff

ron wilson · Sep 11, 2004

Thanks for the help ( Jeff and Milan) Your reponse does in fact put my mind at ease.

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