Service difficulty report · Blade · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
January 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361CA
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A056
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Blade
Part number
6607132886
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
20,639 hours
Component
R3894123F25
Stage of operation
IN
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

PROPELLER ASSEMBLY ORIGINALLY REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL. ONCE DISASSEMBLED A CRACK WAS VISUALLY DETECTED RUNNING DIAGONALLY FROM THE BLADE ROOT FLAT AREA TO THE TOP OF THE BLADE ROOT OUTER SLEEVE. CRACK IS APPROXIMTELY 11 INCHES IN LENGTH. REPLACED PROPELLER BLADE.

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