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(-23) Daily report #11121: cape air, N68752, CE-402-C, flight #317, bos-mvy, while taxiing out from the gate area had a prop strike with an orange safety cone at 16:45 EDT 03/26/08. Damage was only to the propeller. At this time we are not sure if there was a marshaller present during engine start and during the taxi phase. Did the marshaller perform his required walk around to check all the doors for security prior to engine start? When ramp personnel performed their walk around to check all the doors for security where was the orange cone then? Did the pilot start the engines without a marshaller present? Apparently he did. The director of safety for cape air stated "after spending time in Boston and speaking with the ramp agent I have the following information for you. The marshaller privacy data omitted performed the appropriate walk around and verified the security of the doors. He indicated that he saw no cones or other objects that were in close proximity to the aircraft during this walk around. According to privacy data omitted the pilot privacy data omitted also performed his pre-departure walk around and also saw no cones or other objects. The marshaller was present during engine start up." I asked the dom since they had a prop strike does this constitute a prop teardown inspection along with the engine? The dom stated "with regards to the teledyne Continental motors service bulletin #SB96-11A we are definitely aware of service bulletin 96-11. It is our normal process to send the prop out for overhaul. With the engine, we will perform a crank shaft run-out inspection and depending on the results of this we will either continue the engine in service or send it out for repair/overhaul. As you know, teledyne Continental motors service bulletin #SB96-11A is not mandatory, and although we choose to perform just about all service bulletins, it has been our experience, a propeller strike such as this has not proven to be a problem. Pending the outcome of the run-out inspection we will determine what needs to be done." The pilot and ramp personnel will be retrained on ground ramp area techniques. I will be giving this incident to the poi for his follow-up with the pilot privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DAILY REPORT #11121: CAPE AIR, N68752, CE-402-C, FLIGHT #317, BOS-MVY, WHILE TAXIING OUT FROM THE GATE AREA HAD A PROP STRIKE WITH AN ORANGE SAFETY CONE AT 16:45 EDT 03/26/08. DAMAGE WAS ONLY TO THE PROPELLER. AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A MARSHALLER PRESENT DURING ENGINE START AND DURING THE TAXI PHASE. DID THE MARSHALLER PERFORM HIS REQUIRED WALK AROUND TO CHECK ALL THE DOORS FOR SECURITY PRIOR TO ENGINE START? WHEN RAMP PERSONNEL PERFORMED THEIR WALK AROUND TO CHECK ALL THE DOORS FOR SECURITY WHERE WAS THE ORANGE CONE THEN? DID THE PILOT START THE ENGINES WITHOUT A MARSHALLER PRESENT? APPARENTLY HE DID. THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY FOR CAPE AIR STATED "AFTER SPENDING TIME IN BOSTON AND SPEAKING WITH THE RAMP AGENT I HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR YOU. THE MARSHALLER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE WALK AROUND AND VERIFIED THE SECURITY OF THE DOORS. HE INDICATED THAT HE SAW NO CONES OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING THIS WALK AROUND. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO PERFORMED HIS PRE-DEPARTURE WALK AROUND AND ALSO SAW NO CONES OR OTHER OBJECTS. THE MARSHALLER WAS PRESENT DURING ENGINE START UP." I ASKED THE DOM SINCE THEY HAD A PROP STRIKE DOES THIS CONSTITUTE A PROP TEARDOWN INSPECTION ALONG WITH THE ENGINE? THE DOM STATED "WITH REGARDS TO THE TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN #SB96-11A WE ARE DEFINITELY AWARE OF SERVICE BULLETIN 96-11. IT IS OUR NORMAL PROCESS TO SEND THE PROP OUT FOR OVERHAUL. WITH THE ENGINE, WE WILL PERFORM A CRANK SHAFT RUN-OUT INSPECTION AND DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THIS WE WILL EITHER CONTINUE THE ENGINE IN SERVICE OR SEND IT OUT FOR REPAIR/OVERHAUL. AS YOU KNOW, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN #SB96-11A IS NOT MANDATORY, AND ALTHOUGH WE CHOOSE TO PERFORM JUST ABOUT ALL SERVICE BULLETINS, IT HAS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE, A PROPELLER STRIKE SUCH AS THIS HAS NOT PROVEN TO BE A PROBLEM. PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE RUN-OUT INSPECTION WE WILL DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE." THE PILOT AND RAMP PERSONNEL WILL BE RETRAINED ON GROUND RAMP AREA TECHNIQUES. I WILL BE GIVING THIS INCIDENT TO THE POI FOR HIS FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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