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Propeller damage discovered by preflight inspection. Previous flight crew (postflt) didn't know of the damage or cause.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 321867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avl |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 321867 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
My captain and I left our aircraft after flying it for 2 days. Our postflt found no damage to the aircraft. The next crew preflted the aircraft 2 hours later and found damage to 2 of the propellers. The company fixed the propellers but could not find the reason for the damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PROP DAMAGE DISCOVERED BY PREFLT INSPECTION. PREVIOUS FLC (POSTFLT) DIDN'T KNOW OF THE DAMAGE OR CAUSE.
Narrative: MY CAPT AND I LEFT OUR ACFT AFTER FLYING IT FOR 2 DAYS. OUR POSTFLT FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE NEXT CREW PREFLTED THE ACFT 2 HRS LATER AND FOUND DAMAGE TO 2 OF THE PROPS. THE COMPANY FIXED THE PROPS BUT COULD NOT FIND THE REASON FOR THE DAMAGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.