Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
59,378 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil System
Part time
48,007 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT CREW PUT ON THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND SMOKE GOGGLES, CONTINUED ON WITH THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING THE ACFT WAS TAXIED OUT OF THE RUNWAY AND EVACUATED ON THE TAXIWAY. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED PRESENCE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE NR 2, P3 PLENUM AREA AND DIFFUSER PIPES. ENGINE NR 2 WAS REPLACED, LEAK CHECKED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED/TESTED SERVICEABLE FOR OIL CONTAMINATION AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.