SDR KPVA200909

Service difficulty report · Bearing Race · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
August 29, 2009
Submitted
September 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
146
Aircraft time
72,716 hours, 57,850 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bearing Race
Part number
7823021
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Nr 2 Propeller
Component
Propeller Blade · Hamstd · 14SF7
Component part number
SFA13M1ROAD
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ABNORMAL VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. VIBRATION WAS WORSE WITH PROPS AT MAX & HIGHER TORQUE SETTINGS. UPON LANDING, NR 2 ENGINE NACELLE & PROP COATED IN FLUID. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATING GREEN, NO ASSOCIATED CAUTION OR WARNING LIGHTS. MX REPLACED NR 2 PROPELLER ASSY. FURTHER INSPECTION OF PROP ASSY REVEALED THE INNER BEARING RACE ON THE NR 4 BLADE HAD DISINTEGRATED, BALL BEARINGS HAD DISLODGED FROM THE BEARING SEPARATOR AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE NR 4 BLADE ROOT & HUB. THE OUTER BEARING RACE MOVE INWARD OFF IT'S SEAT AND THE OIL SEAL HAD SLIGHTLY DISLODGED OUTWARD ALLOWING OIL LEAKAGE.