Service difficulty report · Propeller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 29, 2020
Submitted
November 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
44,516 hours, 47,060 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Propeller
Part number
697070003
Part serial
DAP0105
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
40,760 hours, 43,110 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VIBRATIONS WERE FELT DURING CLIMB OUT. THEY WERE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN CONDITION LEVERS WERE AT 1020 AND 900. VIBRATIONS WERE LESS ONCE CONDITION LEVERS WERE SET AT 850 AND TORQUE WAS BELOW 55%, THEN DURING DESCENT VIBRATIONS INCREASED AGAIN WHEN TORQUE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35% TORQUE. RETURN TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE, REF W/O 290397 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 1 PROPELLER. RETURNED TO SERVICE.