Service difficulty report · Boot · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 5, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Boot
Part number
4E256010
Condition
Missing
Location
Propeller
Part time
344 hours
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
HCB3TN3AF
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ON A ROUTINE LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE/PROPELLER. RETURNING TO THE AIRFIELD THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ONE PROPELLER BLADE DE-ICER BOOT HAD DETACHED FROM THE BLADE AND WAS MISSING. THE MISSING BOOT HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON SEPT 9/2005 AND HAD ACCRUED 343.7 HRS TSN. (TC NR 20060207004)

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