OK, I've been discussing this topic elsewhere and opinion appears to be divided on this: Does a propeller need separate "maintenance records" (the FAA doesn't even use the term logbook)? We're talking certified airplanes here and, in particular, fixed pitch props. The argument started with a fellow selling what appeared to be a perfectly good Sensenich wood prop for a 170.
The consensus among the crowd that works on big iron and loves their paperwork is of course: "No logbook -it's a wall hanger!" This makes about half the GA fleet out there illegal, since I cannot recall ever even seeing a prop logbook on a Champ, Cub, older Cessnas etc.
FAR 91.417 does state "(1) Records of the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration and records of the 100-hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspections, as appropriate, for each aircraft (including the airframe) and each engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance of an aircraft." In theory, this would mean records (logbooks) for every item that is not covered by the engine or airframe logs; anything that could be called an appliance: instruments, avionics, heaters, you name it.
What's the consensus here?
The consensus among the crowd that works on big iron and loves their paperwork is of course: "No logbook -it's a wall hanger!" This makes about half the GA fleet out there illegal, since I cannot recall ever even seeing a prop logbook on a Champ, Cub, older Cessnas etc.
FAR 91.417 does state "(1) Records of the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration and records of the 100-hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspections, as appropriate, for each aircraft (including the airframe) and each engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance of an aircraft." In theory, this would mean records (logbooks) for every item that is not covered by the engine or airframe logs; anything that could be called an appliance: instruments, avionics, heaters, you name it.
What's the consensus here?