Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 14, 2005
Submitted
September 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N347PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
480
Aircraft time
18,993 hours, 26,861 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Nr 1 Spinner
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PSC FLIGHT 2101 - NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND NR 1 PROP SPINNER. ALL ENGINE NR 1 INDICATIONS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED COWL HORSECOLLAR AND LOWER COWL AND OPENED SIDE DOORS AND COMBUSTION SECTION DOORS. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL FLUID LINES AND WIRING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED PROP DE-ICE SLIP RING AND BRUSH BLOCK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO EVIDENCE OF CONTACT BETWEEN PROP SPINNER AND COWLING OR PROP AND HORSECOLLAR. COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUNS AT FEATHER, DISC, FI AND 90 PERCENT TORQUE FOR 5 MINUTES. NO DEFECTS OR SMOKE NOTED. COMPLIED WITH PROP DE-ICE FUNCTIONAL TEST. NO PARTS REPLACED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.