Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
May 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
40,470 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Blade
Part number
SFA13NROAD
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION, AND MANAGED TO LAND SAFELY AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT LT PROPELLER BLADE WAS IN A ZERO PITCH ANGLE WHEN ALL THE OTHER WERE IN FEATHER. AFTER DISSASSEMBLY, THE PROPELLER BLADE PIN WAS FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HUB. THE SET SCREW THAT SECURES THE PIN WAS STILL IN PLACE, BUT IT SOMEHOW CAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED THE PIN TO SLIDE OUT. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE O/H FACILITY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FURTHER DETAILS.