Service difficulty report · Heater · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 2, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
44,907 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Heater
Condition
Burned
Location
Prop Blade
Part time
10,316 hours
Component
Blade · Hamstd
Component part number
SFA13U1P0A
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW OBSERVED SPARKS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE RT ENGINE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE ACFT LANDED SHORTLY AFTER WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RT PROPELLER BLADE NR2 ELECTRICAL HEATER BURNED CAUSING THE HEATING ELEMENT TO PRODUCE ELECTRICAL SPARKS. THE BLADE ASSY WAS REPLACED, THE BLADE ANTI-ICING SYS TESTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED INTO SERVICE. THE BLADE WAS SENT TO AN EXTERNAL SHOP FOR REPAIR.