Service difficulty report · Compressor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 12, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
26,111 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Compressor
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,716 hours, 17,347 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE A SLIGHT SMELL / HAZE WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN. NR 2 ENGINE BLEED AIR TURNED OFF. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE ENGINE CONDITION PANEL SHOWED A CHIP DETECTOR FLAG. NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR FOUND WITH METAL CONTAMINATION. OIL CONTAMINATION OF NR 2 ENGINE AIR INTAKE FOUND TO BE COMING FROM THE AFT OF THE LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.