Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
April 9, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Blade
Part number
SFA13S1POA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
1,416 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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 APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT A LOUD TAP NOISE WAS HEARD. THIS NOISE SOUNDED UNLIKE THE TYPICAL THUD THAT A BIRD MAY MAKE UPON IMPACT. CREW FOUND DURING WALK AROUND TO CHECK THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED A LARGE IMPACT MARK IN 1 PROPELLER BLADE ON THE NR 1 SIDE AND HOLE ABOUT 40CM ABOVE ROW 3 AND ROW 4 WINDOWS. IT APPEARED THAT SOMETHING HAD LODGED INSIDE THE AIRFRAME IN THIS LOCATION. PIECE OF BLADE CUFF, NON STRUCTURAL FOUND MISSING FROM NR 2 BLADE WHICH HAD CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE 1 BLADE L/E & DEFLECTED ONTO THE FUSELAGE FAIRING CAUSING SOME MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE. NR 1 PROP BLADE REMOVED DUE TO OUT OF LIMITS DAMAGE AND SERVICEABLE BLADE FITTED TO THE NR 1 POSITION LT PROP LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 61-10-00, NO LEAKS, NR 2 BLADE, LT PROP, COLLAR HALF, FOUND DAMAGED WITH A SECTION OF BLADE CUFF MISSING-NR 2 PROP BLADE, REMOVED AND SERVICEABLE BLADE FITTED TO THE 2 POSITION, LT PROP LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 61-10-00, NO LEAKS.