Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 29, 2002
Submitted
January 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
146
Aircraft time
28,724 hours, 32,515 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
32,037 hours, 36,595 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW120A
Part serial
120438
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
32,037 hours, 36,595 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI- FLIGHT#3629. CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB AN INTERMITTANT SCREETCHING NOISE WAS HEARD WITH BOTH ENGINES AT TAKE-OFF POWER SETTINGS. NOISE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERMITTANT VIBRATION. NOISE AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY WITH POWER REDUCTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.