What was found
(CAN) LEADING EDGE NICKEL SHEATH VISUALLY INSPECTED AND A CRACK NOTED. IF PRESSURE APPLIED TO BLADED CRACK BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE. BLADE REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2008
- Submitted
- December 18, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft time
- 27,069 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF5
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- SFA13MIROASK112
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- 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.