Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
November 27, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Blade
Part number
SFA13N1R04
Condition
Burned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED FIRE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, NO INDICATION FROM THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM, APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM PROP SPINNER AREA. MAINTENANCE TOLD VERBALLY THAT THIS EVENT HAPPENED 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. THE LH PROP, BLADE NR 3 WAS FOUND BADLY BURNED, BLADE REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE.