Cracked Spinner

[wombat]

Just discovered the spinner is cracked on my M20K Rocket.     Will  contact www.spinner-repairs.com on Monday morning and have sent a message to @Alan Fox to see if he has any serviceable used ones for sale.

Does anyone have ideas for other options for me?   I will look up the part number and call around to the usual suspects for used parts.

I'm assuming the plane is not safe to fly at this point, which is disappointing because I had a good trip planned for next weekend.  If I can't get a replacement shipped overnight or two day I'm probably going to have to delay for a week or two.

[A64Pilot]

Looks to have cracked at the edge of a weld?

[wombat]

33 minutes ago, A64Pilot said:

Looks to have cracked at the edge of a weld?

Yup, that's what it looks like to me too.   While it kind of looks like finger smudges, those are actually just color differences in the metal.   The crack is on the left edge of the weld, the right edge is raised a little and has a small lip there.    The right hand discolored area is raised above the surrounding metal but the left hand one isn't.

[DCarlton]

My McCauley spinner cracked last Nov.  A very small crack.  I couldn’t find anyone that thought a weld repair was a good idea (even though there are FAA approved processes).  I waited three weeks for McCauley to make and ship a new one ordered from Ottosen.  It was roughly an $800 vs $1800 decision.  My old spinner is sitting in my garage… just in case.  
 

 

[Fly Boomer]

12 hours ago, DCarlton said:

It was roughly an $800 vs $1800 decision.

Oof, that hurts.

[wombat]

I figured, why not both?  I've ordered a replacement (used) spinner to be delivered on Wednesday, and will send in my cracked one to be welded.