Service difficulty report · Blade · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
January 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
12,660 hours, 12,073 cycles
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RNO- NR 1 ENG PROP BLADE CRACKED ABOUT 2.5 INCHES INWARD ON PROP ROOT. REPAIRED NR 1 BLADE ON NR 1 ENGINE IAW DOWTY MM PUB NR 1105 MINOR BLADE REPAIR NR 3 (F10) PG 421. CLEAR DMI. NO PARTS REPLACED.