Service difficulty report · Blade · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356BE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B275
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Blade
Part number
6607132886
Condition
Cracked
Location
18324
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

ALB - LEFT PROPELLER WAS REMOVED DUE TO EXECESSIVE BLADE MOVEMENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS DISCOVERED: THE NR 1 BLADE ROOT OUTER SLEEVE WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND BLADE AND WAS GROOVED DUE TO EXCESS BLADE MOVEMENT. THE NR 1 BLADE PORT SEAL GROOVE OUTER WALL WAS DAMAGED; GOUGES AND HIGH METAL. BLADES 2, 3, AND 4 WERE FOUND TO HAVE GROOVED BLADE ROOTS. (X)

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