What was found
(CAN) DURING DEFECT MAINTENANCE AND GROUND RUN, AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION WAS FELT WHICH SEEMED TO BE PROP RELATED, FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED WHAT LOOKED LIKE WATER SWELLING OF THE PROPELLER BLADES. PROP REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft time
- 5,920 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO240B
- Propeller
- Snsnch W69EK63
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Propeller
- Part time
- 4,129 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.