Service difficulty report · Compressor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 25, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
50,506 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Compressor
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
40,056 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT, THROUGH 1000 FEET, CREW STARTED TO GET SMOKE IN COCKPIT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND SAFELY. FIRE TRUCKS RESPONDED AND FLIGHT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY FOR FIRE PERSONNEL TO INSPECT EXTERIOR OF ACFT FOR ANY SIGN OF FIRE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. PASSENGER BUSSED TO TERMINAL AND ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR FOR INSP. TRAX DEFECT 894816 OPEN. RUN UP C/OUT AND SMOKE CAME BACK, BOROSCOPE COMPLETED ON ENGINE AND FOUND OIL CONTAMINATION COMING FROM NR 2 ENGINE P3 PLENUN. NR 2 ENGINE REPLACED ALL LEAK CHECK AND RUN C/OUT AND BLEED AIR CHECK NO MORE SMOKE IN ACFT. DURING BOROSCOPE INSP ON NR 2 ENGINE, FOUND ONE BOLT MISSING, BOTH WERE FOUND LATER ON A DRAIN.