Service difficulty report · Propeller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 9, 2018
Submitted
August 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4363
Aircraft time
17,470 hours, 18,512 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Propeller
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1
Part time
37,787 hours, 26,634 cycles
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 1 PROPELLER TIME TO UNFEATHER WAS 50 SECONDS. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ON GREASE LEVEL CHECK, FOUND GREASE TO BE DARK BROWN IN COLOR AND VERY LOW VISCOSITY. POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE OIL. REPLACED THE P[ROPELLER GREASE AND ALSO THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. RETURNED TO SERVICE.