# Incident 20010306005709I: Dhav DHC8102, Portland, OR, March 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2001, 07:53 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5697° N, 122.5895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5697&lon=-122.5895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N822PH-2001-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,240 total, 3,789 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010306005709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) A/C ENROUTE FROM SEA TO PDX, CREW NOTICED VIBRATION ON #2 ENGINE AND SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT PDX. DURING ROLLOUT THE #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON, FIRE BOTTLES WERE EMPTIED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE CREW AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE PLANE. DURING POST EVENT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE #5 BEARING HAD FAILED AND CAUSED A FIRE IN THE BEARING BREATHER CAVITY THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE FAILURE OF AN EXTERNAL BREATHER LINE ALLOWING THE FIRE TO ENTER THE ENGINE NACELL. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NACELL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA059), Mar 6, 2001: de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N822PH), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number 5 engine bearing assembly followed by the disconnection of the P2.5/P3 switching valve to rear inlet case sealing air tube and the melting of the NL probe port (sealing…

## Other reports on N822PH (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921004045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004045669I), Oct 4, 1992: Dhav DHC8102 (N822PH), Seattle, WA. Smoke and sparks erupted from overhead passenger service unit. Feeder cable had failed at the bus bar.
- [Incident 19911220062499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911220062499I), Dec 20, 1991: Dhav DHC8102 (N822PH), Medford, OR. W.o.w. light on descent. Had a ground spoiler deployment upon power reduction. W.o.w. sensors improperly adjusted.
- [Incident 19890105007039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105007039I), Jan 5, 1989: Dhav DHC8102 (N822PH), Medford, OR. NR1 engine oil pressure problem. Engine shut down. Returned to Medford. Landed without incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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