Service difficulty report · Housing · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
March 5, 2016
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
58,621 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Housing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Acm
Part time
23,242 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE REPLACING THE ACM FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK INTERNALLY IN THE HOUSING CAUSING AN OIL LEAK WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN.