What was found
IAH - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD T95-18-51, THE LT PROPELLER NR 3 BLADE FAILED THE ULTRASONIC SHEAR WAVE INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED BLADE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17810
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 093
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF5
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- SFA13M10A
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Prop Nr 3
- Part time
- 11,036 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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