Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
May 9, 2005
Submitted
June 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
468
Aircraft time
14,546 hours, 16,125 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
82455044201
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
14,546 hours, 16,125 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET AGL, CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM NR 2 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A HIGH PITCH SOUND. CREW NOTICED THE NR 2 TORQUE AT 111 PERCENT (DIGITAL) AND RISING, THE ANALOG WAS OFF SCALE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE NR 2 PROP. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE STRUT WIRE HARNESS.