Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 23, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
49,312 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Blade
Part number
SFA13M1R0AD
Condition
Fractured
Location
Propeller
Part time
46,829 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 A SCHEDULED BLADE REPLACEMENT FOR RESTORATION, 10500 FLIGHT HR TASK, DAMAGES WERE FOUND ON THE BLADE RACE AND THE ASSOCIATED HUB OUTER RACE, PN 782301-1. THE BLADE RACE IS SEVERELY DAMAGED, FRACTURED, BROKEN PIECES, METAL DISPLACEMENT, PLATING MISSING THE OUTER RACE HAS PLATING MISSING. FURTHER INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED WEAR MARKS AND METAL DISPLACEMENT ON THE HUB. THE PROPELLER ASSY WILL BE REPLACED. BLADE, PN SFA13M1R0AD, SN 861724-7.