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I posted this on the Red Board as well....
OK...it has been raining, on and off, in the Atlanta area for freaking weeks. Last night we had one heck of a nice storm. It seems there must have been some sort of leak in the ceiling in my hangar because I get out of the shower this morning and hear a thud in the hangar (it is attached to the house), open the door and see what you see in the first picture following this post.
As I look I see that while the vast majority actually missed the plane, it appears that some of the drywall hit the prop. You can see that in pics two and three.
It did turn the prop about 1/8th of a turn counter rotation wise, but that was it. I checked the prop and it is not loose, nor is there any leaks at the hub, and the prop turns freely in the direction of rotation.
Should I have it checked by an A&P? Even if I did, how would one "check" things besides opening up the engine and prop?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, and yes, this really sucks (we also had some leakage at a set of upstairs French doors that leaked down the inside wall of the house....ugh).
OK...it has been raining, on and off, in the Atlanta area for freaking weeks. Last night we had one heck of a nice storm. It seems there must have been some sort of leak in the ceiling in my hangar because I get out of the shower this morning and hear a thud in the hangar (it is attached to the house), open the door and see what you see in the first picture following this post.
As I look I see that while the vast majority actually missed the plane, it appears that some of the drywall hit the prop. You can see that in pics two and three.
It did turn the prop about 1/8th of a turn counter rotation wise, but that was it. I checked the prop and it is not loose, nor is there any leaks at the hub, and the prop turns freely in the direction of rotation.
Should I have it checked by an A&P? Even if I did, how would one "check" things besides opening up the engine and prop?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, and yes, this really sucks (we also had some leakage at a set of upstairs French doors that leaked down the inside wall of the house....ugh).