Service difficulty report · Impeller · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 19, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
51,710 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Impeller
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
10,758 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAXI, THE F/O NOTICED SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND F/A CONFIRMED HAZE IN CABIN. BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF. AS AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO GATE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. CREW STOPPED 10 FEET SHORT OF THE GATE SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS. IT WAS NOT A RAPID DEPLANEMENT AS THERE WAS NO PANIC AMONG PASSENGERS BUT CONCERN AS THEY COULD SEE SMOKE. FIRE FIGHTERS BOARDED AIRCRAFT AFTER PASSENGERS DEPLANED AND REPORTED NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR OIL SMELL. A LITTLE LATER MAINTENANCE WENT ON BOARD AND NO SMOKE ODOR WAS EVIDENT. A VERY SLIGHT OIL/HYDRAULIC ODOR WAS NOTICED AROUND THE CENTER CABIN AREA. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOOTING CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF ENGINE RUNS WHICH ISOLATED PROBLEM TO NR 2 ENGINE. REPL