Cracked spinner and deformed bulkhead

[SilentT]

I'm new to this, I assume spinner can be repaired. 

Whats the situation with this bulkhead? 

Prop came off because there was leaking oil down the blades. 

[1980Mooney]

Wow - you are really having more than your share of issues shaking down your "new to you" plane. 

Is that a crack from the hole on the spinner going up to the edge?  And is that another crack near your thumb also going up to the edge?  And what is that line that goes at a diagonal from your hand holding it past your hand holding the iphone? - Is that a crack also??

[Slick Nick]

How does the hub look where the bulkhead sits? There should be some soft chafe tape on it that helps center the bulkhead. 

[SilentT]

2 hours ago, 1980Mooney said:

Wow - you are really having more than your share of issues shaking down your "new to you" plane. 

Is that a crack from the hole on the spinner going up to the edge?  And is that another crack near your thumb also going up to the edge?  And what is that line that goes at a diagonal from your hand holding it past your hand holding the iphone? - Is that a crack also??

The A&P pulled today and sent this pic, she will get it fixed. But none of us has ever seen this bulkhead deformation before. She was going to see what the options were, but no one i know has seen this. The big ass crack is what you see there, top left to bottom right

 

[SilentT]

2 hours ago, Slick Nick said:

How does the hub look where the bulkhead sits? There should be some soft chafe tape on it that helps center the bulkhead. 

not sure just got this pic today from A&P

 

[Bartman]

Wow !  It is likely that the bulkhead deformed because the tape on the hub was not sung enough. If it’s not tight enough at the bulkhead-hub interface, the spinner was wobbling around at 2700 rpm and results in cracks in the spinner.  

You better take a really good look at the backing plate. I would not be surprised if it is cracked too. 

[N201MKTurbo]

I think the bulkhead was loose and instead of putting the tape on someone bent the flange to take up the slop.

[Slick Nick]

22 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said:

I think the bulkhead was loose and instead of putting the tape on someone bent the flange to take up the slop.

That was my thought as well. You can almost see the marks from the pliers where it was bent up. 

[Bartman]

Oh I see now. I thought it was bent outwards by wobbling, but it is actually bent inwards. 
 

[SilentT]

Yuck... I have a feeling a previous owner thought they knew what to do and didnt know how.