Service difficulty report · Blade · Cndair CL2151A10

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL2151A10
Aircraft time
5,096 hours
Engine
Pwa CWASP
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Blade
Condition
Sticking
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,744 hours
Component
Propeller
Component part number
43E60583
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 PROPELLER WOULD ONLY REACH 2600 RPM AT TAKEOFF. IT APPEARED THAT AT LEAST 1 OF THE PROP BLADES WAS STICKING AS IT TRIED TO TURN IN THE HUB. PROP WAS CHANGED AND GROUND RUN PERFORMED. ONCE DEEMED SERVICEABLE, A TEST FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND IT WORKED PERFECTLY SO ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.