Service difficulty report · Boot · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 1, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
52,245 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Boot
Condition
Damaged
Location
Deice
Part time
18,340 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE WALK AROUND PRIOR TO FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RT ENGINE INTAKE. MX INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THE INTAKE DEICE BOOT HAD SEVERAL PIN HOLES IN THE AREA OF THE BIRD STRIKE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE BIRD BEAK MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE RT LOWER COWL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.