Service difficulty report · Erosion Shield · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
September 16, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
22,747 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Erosion Shield
Part number
794404
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Blade
Part time
11,370 cycles
Component
Propeller · Honeywell · SFA13NR0A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED DELAMINATION AT A CRACK IN THE NR 2 BLADE EROSION SHEATH OF THE NR 1 PROPELLER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CRACK HAD ORIGINATED AT THE TERMINATION POINT OF THE HEATER ELEMENT EROSION TAPE ON THE EROSION SHEATH.