Service difficulty report · Propeller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 15, 2006
Submitted
January 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
11,542 hours, 12,024 cycles
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Propeller
Part number
697070003
Part serial
DAP0221
Condition
Vibrates
Part time
3,177 hours, 2,910 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SUN FLIGHT NR 2358, VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME WHEN PROPS BROUGHT OUT OF FEATHER ON STARTUP. MORE PRONOUNCED AS POWER LEVERS ARE ADVANCED TOWARDS FLIGHT IDLE. SEEMS TO ORIGINATE FROM NR 2 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 PROP CAUSE OF VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO PDX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PROP ASSY IAW MTC 6610003 AND MTC 6610004. OPS TEST GOOD IAW Q400 AMM TASK 71-00-00-868-805. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.