Service difficulty report · Brush Block · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 8, 2000
Submitted
December 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3051
Aircraft time
14,148 hours, 12,626 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Brush Block
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE FROM PIT TO AZO, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PROPELLER HEAT FAIL CAS MESSAGE. FLIGHT 4169 DIVERTED TO DAY WHERE MAINTENANCE OHMED THE DE-ICE BOOTS AND CLEANED THE BRUSH BLOCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 61-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.