Service difficulty report · Blade · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
July 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741BA
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A090
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Blade
Part number
6607132886
Condition
Cracked
Location
Outer Sleeve
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 - PROPELLER WAS REMOVED TO EVALUATE EXCESS BLADE MOVEMENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: NR 4 BLADE ROOT OUTER SLEEVE WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND BLADE AND WAS GROOVED. THE NR 4 BLADE PORT SEAL GROOVE OUTER WALL WAS DAMAGED, GOUGES AND HIGH METAL WAS FOUND. NR 4 BLADE WAS REPLACED. (X)

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