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Old 24th Jun 2012, 17:00
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ArcticChiller
 
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Damage due to pulling/pushing on Propeller

Hello everyone!

A few weeks ago I started to work on the ramp at an airport. It is part of our job to pull out small GA airplanes out of the hangar in the morning and put them back in the evening (the pilots are not allowed to do that for some ridiculous reasons I don't know). Of course not every rampy is a private pilot and sometimes I can hardly watch the other guys when they pull on the propeller with one hand in the middle and the other near the end of the blade. Long story short:

Are there any known incidents or accidents due to pulling on the prop? Maybe there's a mechanic in the forum knowing about this.

Thanks!
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