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Propeller Blade Tracking PDF

Blade tracking ensures the tips of propeller blades rotate in the same plane by checking the relative position of each blade. The process involves rotating one blade to point down and using a block or pointer to check if the next blade tracks through the same point, which it should within 1/16 inch tolerance. An out-of-track propeller is caused by issues like bent blades or mounting and can cause harmful vibration and stress necessitating correction.

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Propeller Blade Tracking PDF

Blade tracking ensures the tips of propeller blades rotate in the same plane by checking the relative position of each blade. The process involves rotating one blade to point down and using a block or pointer to check if the next blade tracks through the same point, which it should within 1/16 inch tolerance. An out-of-track propeller is caused by issues like bent blades or mounting and can cause harmful vibration and stress necessitating correction.

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Propeller Blade Tracking

PROPELLERS
Blade Tracking
Blade tracking is the process of determining the positions of the tips of the propeller blades relative to each other
(blades rotating in the same plane of rotation). Tracking shows only the relative position of the blades, not
their actual path. The blades should all track one another as closely as possible.
The difference in track at like points must not exceed the tolerance specified by the propeller manufacturer. The
design and manufacture of propellers is such that the tips of the blades give a good indication of
tracking.
The following method for checking tracking is normally used (see diagram below):
1. Chock the aircraft so it cannot be moved.
2. Remove one spark plug from each cylinder. This makes the propeller easier and safer to turn.
3. Rotate one of the blades so it is pointing down.
4. Place a solid object (e.g., a heavy wooden block that is at least a couple of inches higher off the
ground than the distance between the propeller tip and the ground) next to the propeller tip so that it
just touches or attaches a pointer/indicator to the cowling itself.
5. Rotate the propeller slowly to determine if the next blade tracks through the same point (touches
the block/pointer). Each blade track should be within 1 16 inch (plus or minus) from the opposite blades track.
6. An out-of-track propeller, may be due to one or more propeller blades being bent, a bent
propeller flange, or propeller mounting bolts that are either over- or under-torqued. An out-of-track
propeller causes vibration and stress to the airframe and engine and may cause premature propeller
failure.

Propeller blade tracking setup

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