Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
December 2, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
36,916 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
20,923 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) UPON VISUAL INSPECTION LT NR 1 PROPELLER BLADE FOUND A CRACK RUNNING PERPENDICULAR ALONG THE NICKEL SHEATH THAT HAS STARTED TO RUN VERITCAL AND INTO THE COMPOSITE OF THE BLADE ITSELF. PROPELLER BLADE WAS COMING DUE FOR O/H AND REMOVED EARLY DUE TO CRACK. PROPELLER BLADE REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.