SDR 95ZZZX1725

Service difficulty report · De-Ice Boot · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844CA
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE45
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
De-Ice Boot
Part number
4E30171
Condition
Missing
Location
Left Propeller
Part time
176 hours
Component
Bfgoodrich
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DE-ICE BOOTS NOT MAINTAINING BOND TO PROPELLER BLADES. TWO DE-ICE BOOTS DISCOVERED MISSING FROM SAME PROPELLER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. PROPELLER AND BLADES WERE OVERHAULED BY HARTZELL AT WHICH TIME NEW BOOTS WERE INSTALLED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT IS APPARENT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PAINT THAT IS APPLIED PRIOR TO BOOT INSTALLATION.

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