Service difficulty report · Blade · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 10, 2009
Submitted
April 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
19,717 hours, 20,155 cycles
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Blade
Part number
697070003
Condition
Vibration
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - IN CLIMB AND CRUISE, NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHAKING NOTICEABLY AT 850 RPMS. WERE NOT IN ICING AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY SHAKING AT 900 OR 1020 RPM'S. THE SHAKING WAS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE THE NR 2 PFD AND NR 2 MFD WERE BLURRY. NR 4 BLADE ON NR 1 PROP REPLACED. C/W SIX BLADE RETORQUE OF NR 2 PROP. RETURNED TO SERVICE.