Service difficulty report · Engine · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26959
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC662
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111UW
Propeller
Rotol R321482F8
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

GTF - TAXIING FROM THE RAMP, THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE. CONE WAS THROWN INTO THE FUSELAGE AT STA 166.5, WL 77. DENT SIZE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES BY 12 INCHES AND .50 INCH DEEP. ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT FROM THE IMPACT. THE PROP WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE PROP STRIKE. ENGINE AND PROP REPLACEMENT WAS IAW MM AND BOTH OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND RUN. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO PDX FOR REPAIR OF THE FUSELAGE DENT. DAMAGED ICE SHIELD, FUSELAGE SKIN, STRINGER SECTION, INTERCOSTAL, AND FRAME SECTION. REPAIRED IAW SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.