Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 27, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,660 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Blade
Part number
SFA13MIROAD
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
57,403 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT 7723 ON NOV 27/09 ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKE ON APPROACH INTO LONDON (CYXU) AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED STRIKE TO THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD, RT WING ROOT AND RT NACELLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 05-50-26, ENGINE MM 05-50-00 AND PROPELLER MM 61-10-00. DAMAGE FOUND ON RT PROPELLER ASSY BLADES NR 1 AND 2. DAMAGE WAS NOT SEVERE BUT WAS BEYOND THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN THE MMANUAL. BOTH BLADES WERE REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HAMILTON STANDARD PROPELLER ASSEMBLY MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 61-13-02. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN, FUNCTION CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS COMPLETED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON NOV 28/09. (TC NR 20091201006)