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FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/47E · Danbury, CT · March 11, 2018

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Date
March 11, 2018 · 14:48 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
6CBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N469AF
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N469AFRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/47ES/N 1469 · Built 2014Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/47EEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67PTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 3/11/2018 at Danbury Airport, the pilot in command (PIC) of aircraft N469AF, reported that a piece of asphalt struck the propeller during taxi after landing with no fluctuations in engine or RPM speed. The PIC peformed a post flight walkaround inspection and noticed black asphalt material with yellow paint along the propeller blades leading edge. Several blades were found with leading edge nicks and one blade had damge to the deicing boot exposing the heating element.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/11/2018 AT DANBURY AIRPORT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF AIRCRAFT N469AF, REPORTED THAT A PIECE OF ASPHALT STRUCK THE PROPELLER DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING WITH NO FLUCTUATIONS IN ENGINE OR RPM SPEED. THE PIC PEFORMED A POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND NOTICED BLACK ASPHALT MATERIAL WITH YELLOW PAINT ALONG THE PROPELLER BLADES LEADING EDGE. SEVERAL BLADES WERE FOUND WITH LEADING EDGE NICKS AND ONE BLADE HAD DAMGE TO THE DEICING BOOT EXPOSING THE HEATING ELEMENT.