What was found
DURING CRUISE, PILOT NOTICE A VIBRATION WITHIN ACFT. ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NOTICED ONE ONE OF THREE PROPELLER DE-ICE BOOTS MISSING FROM A BLADE. DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2013
- Submitted
- October 21, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N803TH
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0321
- Aircraft time
- 13,106 hours, 20,348 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3060 · Propeller/Rotor Anti-Ice/De-Ice System
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- SMR2560
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Propeller Blade
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D, E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.