Service difficulty report · Blade · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 20, 2020
Submitted
January 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4459
Aircraft time
13,649 hours, 14,851 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Blade
Part number
69703721018
Part serial
1506
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Propeller
Part time
32,550 hours, 116,200 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SUSPECT #1 PROP #4 BLADE WAS SHOWED SIGNS OF SPARKING ON APPROACH. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND #4 BLADE OF #1 PROP HAD DAMAGED DEICE BOOT. R+R #4 BLADE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.