20020615015929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208 · Sacramento, CA · June 15, 2002

Date: June 15, 2002 · 07:38 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UNIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9634B
Reported as: Cessna 208

N9634BRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0141 · Built 1988 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft began severe vibration after take-off. Post landing observation trail edge damage to one propeller blade. Subsequent evaluation revealed blade balance tube became loose and exited the interior of the blade. Analysis to continue to determine propeller history and theory as to what caused the balance tube to become insecure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT BEGAN SEVERE VIBRATION AFTER TAKE-OFF. POST LANDING OBSERVATION TRAIL EDGE DAMAGE TO ONE PROPELLER BLADE. SUBSEQUENT EVALUATION REVEALED BLADE BALANCE TUBE BECAME LOOSE AND EXITED THE INTERIOR OF THE BLADE. ANALYSIS TO CONTINUE TO DETERMINE PROPELLER HISTORY AND THEORY AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE BALANCE TUBE TO BECOME INSECURE.