Service difficulty report · Lead · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 10, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
52,434 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Lead
Part number
8204444
Condition
Burned
Location
Propeller Heat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE APPROACH SPARKS WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE LT PROPELLER SPINNER. THE CAUTION LIGHT PANEL & THE BLADE ANTI-ICING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY THE FLIGHT CREW & NO ABNORMALITIES WERE DETECTED. MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND A LEAD BURN OUT FROM THE LT NR 2 BLADE. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED, THE NR 2 BLADE LEADS WERE REPLACED. THE SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE & THE ACFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE.