Service difficulty report · Collar · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 10, 2006
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
34,699 hours, 38,160 cycles
Part
Collar
Condition
Departed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
34,699 hours, 38,160 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

NR 1 HORSE COLLAR CAME UNSECURED DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON REPOSITION FLIGHT FROM ROC TO PHL WHEN CAPTAIN NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM THE NR 1 PROP AREA. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT SYR. NR 1 HORSE COLLAR REMAINED IN PLACE UNTIL AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO HANGER. HORSE COLLAR FELL OFF AS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING. DID A QUICK CHECK AND PROP IS OK. SPINNER BULKHEAD HAS EVIDENCE OF RUBBING ON HORSE COLLAR. REPLACED HORSE COLLAR.