What was found
RT ENGINE NR 3 PROP BLADE HAS APPROX .375 INCH CRACK ON TRAILING EDGE. DISCOVERED DURING LINE INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED R-3 PROP BLADE IAW MM 61-13-04.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2003
- Submitted
- July 16, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120347
- Aircraft time
- 10,491 hours, 14,476 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118A
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14RF9
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- RFC11M16A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Propeller
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.