Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 13, 2001
Submitted
April 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
117
Aircraft time
33,830 hours, 38,230 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Engine time
30,825 hours, 35,078 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW120
Part serial
120432
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
30,825 hours, 35,078 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN CABIN AND FLIGHT COMPARTMENT, SMELLED LIKE HOT DUCT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BUFFALO. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO SBY. FOUND OIL IN HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CYCLE MACHINE DUCTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACM AND HEAT EXCHANGER. ON 15 APRIL PROBLEM RECURRED. ON GROUND RUN WHEN NR 2 ENGINE BLEEDS FLOW AT MAX AND MANUALLY SELECTING TEMP TO WARM, AIRCRAFT FILLED UP WITH OIL MIST. NR 2 ENGIND REMOVED AND REPLACED.