Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
July 21, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Part time
262 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DUE TO REPORTS OF A MINOR VIBRATION SUSPECTED TO BE COMING FROM NR 2 PROP, THE PROPELLER WAS INSPECTED. THE CABLE ASSY ON PROP NR 2 BLADE NR 6 HAD UNUSUALLY DARK GREASE RELATIVE TO THE OTHER BLADES, SO BLADE NR 6 WAS REMOVED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. UPON REMOVAL, SCORING WAS DISCOVERED ON THE HUB INNER SURFACE ABOVE OTBD OF THE PROP BALL RAKE. THE GREASE IN THIS AREA CONTAINED HUB MATERIAL. THE HUB SCORING EXTENDED FOR THE COMPLETE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BLADE. THE PROPELLER IS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION BY THE MFG TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND WHETHER THERE IS SIMILAR DAMAGE ELSEWHERE IN THE HUB.