Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
June 8, 2001
Submitted
June 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
261
Aircraft time
13,535 hours, 26,099 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Skin
Part number
SFA13S1ROA
Part serial
865131
Condition
Departed
Location
Nr 2 Prop
Part time
8,274 hours, 609 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH AT 200 FEET, CREW AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY AIRFRAME VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. FOUND NUMBER TWO PROP, NUMBER ONE BLADE MISSING THE NICKLE SHEATH. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROP BLADE.