Service difficulty report · Engine · 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
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
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) SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL10, THE CREW OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SAFELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY TO HAVE ATTENDING EMERGENCY SERVICES INSPECT THE ACFT. THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED ONTO THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. MX TRACED THE CAUSE TO OIL CONTAMINATION OF CABIN BLEED AIR FROM ONE OF THE ENGINES. THE SUSPECT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (TC 20100209005)