Service difficulty report · Deicer Boot · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Deicer Boot
Part number
4E11883
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 2 Blade
Part time
3,751 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 2 PROPELLER BLADE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE LOST ITS DEICER BOOT DURING FLIGHT. THE MISSING DEICER BOOT WAS NOTICED AFTER A 1.5 HOUR FLIGHT. OTHER THAN A MOMENTARY DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATION AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE DEICER BOOT HAD SEPARATED. THE BOOT HAD BEEN INSTALLED LOCALLY AND AN INSPECTION 9.9 HOURS PREVIOUSLY DID NOT SHOW ANY PEELING OF THE BOOT. PART TC: 400.

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