What was found
(CAN) DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINEERS NOTICED THAT THE LT ENGINE, NR 4 PROPELLER BLADE WAS DEFORMED. THE BLADE WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND SENT FOR ANALYSIS.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8301
- Aircraft time
- 30,502 hours, 27,585 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW123
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF23
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- SFA13N1R0AD
- Condition
- Distorted
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 25,667 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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