Service difficulty report · Blade · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 28, 2010
Submitted
August 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
8,170 hours, 8,986 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
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

NR 2 PROPELLER BLADES HAVE CUFF CRACKS, ALL BLADES. REPAIRED CUFF CRACKS ON ALL 6 BLADES OF THE 2 PROPS IAW MFG PUB 1105 BLADE REPAIR MANUAL MINOR BLADE REPAIR NR 3 (F10). PLACED ON DMI. RETURNED TO SERVICE.