Service difficulty report · Blade · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
March 10, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
71,411 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
Blade
Part number
A6441FN606
Condition
Unserviceable
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.

What was found

(CAN) PROP BLADE CUFF DAMAGED, LARGE CHUNK FOUND MISSING (8 INCH BY 8 INCH) AND DE-ICE BOOT DE-LAMINATED. ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT PILOT REPORTED - DE-ICE SELECTED ON PROP DE-ICE AMMETER PEGGED FULL DEFLECTION WHEN SAID BLADE SEQUENCED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AFT SIDE OF THE PROP REGULATOR MAINTENANCE FOUND ADEL CLAMP RUBBER MISSING AND CUTTING INTO BLADE DE-ICE BOOT POWER WIRE, CAUSING MASSIVE SHORT TO GROUND. THIS CAUSED STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE CUFF MATERIAL. FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN INITIATED TO INSPECT ALL ADEL CLAMPS FOR INTEGRITY.