Our 182 suffered a prop strike after making an unplanned excursion off the taxiway onto some very muddy ground at the weekend. The nose wheel dug in and the prop sliced through the mud causing a small but clearly noticeable bend to one of the blades.
We're now in the process of working with our insurers and maintainers to get the engine and prop sent off for testing / repair / replacement. I've got a few questions which Im hoping someone can help with.
Can/should the prop be repaired ? There doesnt seem to be any damage to the tips only a slight bend.
If the prop needs to be replaced is it worth thinking about a 3-blade model? Any idea of the rough difference in cost?
The engine is 10 years old and has just over 600 hours on it. Should we consider using this as an opportunity to have the engine zero-timed?
Anything else we should be thinking of?
many thanks
140kias although currenty zero-kias for the foreseeable future
