Service difficulty report · Boot · Beech 99

Difficulty date
May 10, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
23,779 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Boot
Part number
4E220010
Condition
Departed
Location
Blade Deice
Component
Prop · Hartzl · HCB3TN3B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 MAINT WALK AROUND, COMPLETE PROP BLADE DE-ICE BOOT HAD DEPARTED AC. AIRFRAME, ENG WAS INSPECTED FOR FOD DAMAGE FROM DE-ICE BOOT. DETERMINED THAT BOOT HAD SEPERATED FROM AC DAY BEFORE DURING TAKE-OFF. PILOT FELT VIBRATION FROM LT ENG DURING RUN-UP, DURING TAKE-OFF FLUCTUATION OF TORQUE INDICATION FOR ENG, THEN SETTLED OUT FOR REST OF FLIGHT BECAUSE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS DE-ICE BOOT WAS THROWN ALONG LENGTH OF BLADE THEN DEPARTED AC (RUBBER STREAKS OUT TO BLADE TIP). GLUE ON BLADE LOOKED TO BE IN NORMAL CONDITION, NO DETERIORATION OF GLUE BED. DETERMINED 2 BOOTS ON THAT PROP WERE CHANGED, CANNOT DETERMINE IF IT WAS ONE OF REPLACED BOOTS.

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