Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 27, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
35,840 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
37,148 hours, 45,112 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

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