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Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (POWER LEVER) · airframe 33,704 hrs · 36,663 cycles

WHEN ADVANCING POWER LEVER FOR TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT TORQUE NUMBER 2 PROPELLER FEATHERED. INSPECT ENGINE CONTROL PANEL NO FLAG NOTED. CLEANED POWER LEVER SWITCHES 6126-S6 THRU S 13. COMPLY WITH WORK CARD 61-20-03Q AND 61-20-04Q.

Part: PANEL — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,674 hrs · 39,996 cycles

DURING C-CHECK INSP, THE LT WING STRESS PANEL, 522AT, WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION IN SOME OF THE SCREW COUNTER SINKS THAT WAS BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THE PANEL WAS REPLACED.

Part: RADAR — INOPERATIVE (WX SYSTEM)

WEATHER RADAR W/N PAINT, TX FAULT AND AFC MESSAGE. ACFT DIVERTED TO LGA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR RT. OPS CHECK GOOD. (S)

Part: SKIN PANEL — DAMAGED (RUDDER) · airframe 32,623 hrs · 35,440 cycles

DURING C-CHECK INSP, THE TRAIL RUDDER SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED ON THE LT SIDE NEAR THE LOWER HINGE POINT. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM PROCEDURES AND EO8-55-08-3203.

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR TAB) · airframe 32,623 hrs · 35,440 cycles

DURING C-CHECK INSP, THE REAR SPAR OF THE LT ELEVATOR SPRING TAB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE OTBD EDGE. THE SPAR WAS REPAIRED IAW RD8-55-068.

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,623 hrs · 35,440 cycles

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTIONS, THE LT I/B FORWARD SEAT RAIL WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE SEAT RAIL SECTION WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,623 hrs · 35,440 cycles

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTIONS, THE INBOARD WIRING TROUGH (GUTTER) UNDER THE WARDROBE AREA WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED ON THE LOWER SURFACE. A REPLACEMENT WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED.

Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,623 hrs · 35,440 cycles

DURING C-CHECK INSP, THE PAX DOOR THRESHOLD WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THIS ITEM WAS R&R IAW SRM PROCEDURES. A BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE THRESHOLD, P/N 85321069-101, WAS ALSO FOUND CORRODED. A REPLACEMENT WAS FABRICATED AND THE BRACKET REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FWD INBD LT SEAT RAIL P/N 85320490-133, WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE DEEPLY CORRODED. THIS ITEM WAS ALSO R&R.

Part: TAB — DENTED (STABILIZER) · airframe 32,622 hrs · 35,440 cycles

DENT ON TRAILING ARM OF LT STRING TAB 3.3" FROM INBD EDGE. REPAIR DAMAGE IAW WITH RD8-55-037.

Part: LIGHT — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 31,685 hrs · 34,423 cycles

NUMBER 1 RED FLOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT PULLED AWAY FROM FLOOR EXPOSING WIRING. REPAIRED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 31,280 hrs · 34,002 cycles

ACID/CITRUS ODOR IN COCKPIT WHEN BLEEDS OFF ON APPROACH OK IN CRUISE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF THIS ODOR IN THE CABIN. FOUND HOLES IN HYDRAULIC LINE BELOW FLIGHT DECK. SPLICED IN REPAIR SECTION. USING A QUICK FIT COUPLINGS, IAW 20-50-54 LEAK CHECK GOOD. SERVICED NR 2 HYDRAULICS.

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 311,442 hrs · 33,856 cycles

FLIGHT WAS HEADED FROM PHL TO IPT AND DIVERTED TO MDT DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACE THE NR 1 PRESSURE SWITCH IAW 73-31-00. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.

Part: TERMINAL — BURNED (WINDSHIELD HEAT) · airframe 31,062 hrs · 33,763 cycles

CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD SELECTED TO WARM UP, SMOKED FROM ELEMENT LEADS. MEL'ED THE WINDSHIELD HEATER SYSTEMS. INSPECTION FOUND L1 TERMINAL BURNT, NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD HEAT SCREWS AND L1 TERMINAL AS PER FCD8-56-07-0023. GROUND RAN A/C, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: RADAR — FAILED (WX SYSTEM) · airframe 30,667 hrs · 33,332 cycles

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF CREW NOTICED WX RADAR WAS NOT PAINTING ANY STORMS THEN RED DOTS BEGAN TO DISPLAY ON THE RADAR. AFTER TALKING WITH DISPATCH WITH DISPATCH AND WITH THUNDERSTORMS ON THEIR ROUTE OF FLIGHT, RETURNED TO LGA.

Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (AIR SWITCH) · airframe 30,629 hrs · 3,392 cycles

UPON DESCENT INTO TYS POWER LEVERS AT FLT IDLE FLT DECK/CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE WITH BOTH BLEEDS ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE BLEEDS AND SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE. F/A REPORTED THAT THE CABIN GOT VERY WARM AT THIS TIME. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE FOR OIL OTY AND FOR LEAKS, OIL QTY BETWEEN 1 QT AND FULL, FOUND OIL LEAK TO BE LEAKING IN DEFUSER TUBE AREA. GROUND RAN A/C WITH CREW, SEE FERRY PERMIT FOR LIMITS (MECHANIC SHOT SINGED). REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS TO BEARING CAVITY AND REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR SWITCHING VALVE NR 1 OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

Part: VALVE — STICKING (AIR SWITCH) · airframe 30,623 hrs · 33,285 cycles

UPON DESCENT INTO HHH POWER LEVERS AT FLY IDLE FLT DECK/CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE WITH ENGINE BLEEDS ON. TURNED OFF BLEEDS AND SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE. CONTACTED CONTRACT MX AT 1055 WILL HEAD TO A/C ETA 10 MIN. GOING TO LOOK AT OIL LEVELS AND RUN A/C WITH CREW TO EVAL PROBLEM. OIL LEVELS RIGHT JUST ABOVE 1 QT LEFT 1/3 BELOW MAX LINE, GOING TO RUN A/C. RAN A/C WITH AND WITHOUT BLEEDS, WITH NR 2 ENGINE BLEEDS OFF NO OILY SMELL. GOING TO FERRY TO ROA TO GET SPARE A/C 826. CHECKED BOTH ENGING OIL LEVELS RIGHT 3/4 QT AND LEFT AT 1/3 QT BELOW MAX LINE. RAN A/C WITH CREW CONFIRMED OILY SMOKE IN BLEED SYSTEM WITH ENGINE BLEEDS ON WITH NR 2 ENGINE BLEED OFF, NO OILY SMELL (MECH SHORT SINGED). REPLACED

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM) · airframe 30,411 hrs · 33,071 cycles

THE NUMBER 1 FUEL TEMP WAS DROPPING FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE NR 1 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION LIGHT. THE HYD QTY WENT TO .5 QT. THE NUMBER 1 FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE FUEL FLOW WAS NORMAL. THE CREW TURNED ON THE AUX PUMP AND THE NR 1 FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HYD FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE.

Part: WINDSCREEN — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,305 hrs · 29,716 cycles

CAPTAINS FWD WINDSCREEN CRACKED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSCREEN.

Part: O-RING — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 27,202 hrs · 29,609 cycles

FLIGHT NR 3818 REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CONTENTS. PRESSURE LOSS WAS FOR APPROX. 7 MINUTES, WITH NR 2 ENGINE RUNNING. MAINTENANCE FOUND UNION ON THE ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MANIFOLD TO HAVE A BAD O-RING. O-RING WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM INSPECTED IAW CHECK 5-50-33. SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND BLED AS NEEDED, AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 25,150 hrs · 27,479 cycles

SYR-FLIGHT NR 3629. CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE POWER UPTRIM PARTIALLY ACTIVATED DURING TAKEOFF. CREW EXPERIENCED REPEATED NR 2 ENGINE SURGING. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SYR, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE POWER LEVER SWITCHES FOR THE PROPELLER AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECK DURING GROUND RUN OF AIRCRAFT WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: B-NUT — LEAKING (RT ENG OIL) · airframe 24,814 hrs · 27,122 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUXUATED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PSI AT CRUISE FLT OF 11,000 FT. NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ACY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A B-NUT FOR THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER TO BE LOOSE. B-NUT WAS TIGHTENED, AREA OF ENGINE WAS CLEANED. PERFORMED MFG LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE / LOW OIL PRESSURE INSPECTION IAW MFG MM 05-50-00. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN AT 80 PERCENT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NR 2 ENGINE OIL CAP ADJUSTED. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN) · airframe 23,197 hrs · 25,440 cycles

ITH- FLIGHT 3729 FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT WITH THE BLEEDS ON A BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT AND CABIN WAS VERY HOT WITH TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN COCKPIT IN MIDDLE OF GREEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ACM, PACK AND TRIM VALVES, INSPECTED BLEEDS FOR LEAKS, NONE NOTED. GROUND RAN WITH CREW WITH APU AND ENGINE BLEEDS ON. SYSTEM OPERATED NORMAL. SUSPECT CONDENSER MIXER FROZEN UP IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 22,680 hrs · 24,920 cycles

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT SEAT 1DF FOUND INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE. BROKEN WIRE WAS REPAIRED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 22,203 hrs · 24,381 cycles

SYR-FLIGHT 3931. CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE CONNECTOR ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL BOX. GROUND RAN AND TAXIED AIRCRAFT, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CRACKED) · airframe 21,958 hrs · 24,113 cycles

BGM-BUF FLIGHT#3779. CREW REPORTED RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE AND NOSE YELLOW DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BOTH GEAR CONFIRMED RETRACTED AND RIGHT MAIN DOORS OPEN. CHATTERING HYDRAULIC NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND OUTBOARD BUSHING (PN NAS75-12-017) MISSING FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FITTING, AND FITTING WAS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FITTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-30-11 AND PIEDMONT TASK CARD 32-30-18I. CYCLED THE GEAR, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD

Part: SOCKET — ARCED (ROW 1) · airframe 16,846 hrs · 18,582 cycles

ON TAXI OUT FROM THE GATE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED FUMES IN THE CABIN AND ARCING FROM RT CABIN CEILING LIGHT AT ROW 1. REPLACED LAMP SOCKET.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (AIRSTAIR DOOR)

EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER AIRSTAIR DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY (P/N 61-0478-1X) (S/N PS034) AND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY (P/N 60-1321-1X) (S/N SBY128).

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

HVN - FLT 3091 - NUMEROUS INTERIOR/EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT. REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: SPRING — MISSING (PAX DOOR)

FLT NR 80 - ORF-PHF - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, UNABLE TO CLOSE MAIN CABIN DOOR. FOUND TOP STEP SPRING MISSING. DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY WITH STEP POSITIONED PROPERLY. REPLACED SPRING AND DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY. (M)

Part: UPLOCK SENSORS — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)

DCA/GSO - FLT 3118 - ALL AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER RETRACTION. CENTER AND AFT GEAR DOORS COULD BE SEEN OPEN. CYCLED GEAR, AND GEAR RETRACTED AS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO GSO WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL UPLOCK SENSORS. PSEU CHECKED GOOD, CHECKED ALL FILTER INDICATORS, ALL CHECKED GOOD.

Part: RELAY — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)

DCA/GSO - FLT 3118 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE GEAR RETRACTED, BUT ALL DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ON. GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO DCA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED PSEU TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RELAY 3261-K8. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.

Part: PSEU — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)

HPN/PHL - FLT 3158 - WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AFTER TAKEOFF, THREE AMBER LIGHTS STAYED ON WITH GEAR UP. CREW SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN, TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN HPN WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE 3261-K13 RELAY. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PSU AS A PRECAUTION.

Part: RELAY — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)

HPN/PHL - FLT 3158 - WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AFTER TAKEOFF, THREE AMBER LIGHTS STAYED ON WITH GEAR UP. CREW SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN, TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN HPN WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE 3261-K13 RELAY. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PSU AS A PRECAUTION.

Part: RELAY — FAILED (GEAR DOOR LIGHTS)

GON/BWI - FLT 3157 - ON GEAR RETRACTION, ALL 3 GEAR DOOR LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR, THE LIGHTS GO OUT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO BWI WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3261-K9 AND 3261-K11 RELAYS. REFERENCE CONTROL NR 95ZZZX4245.

Part: RELAY — FAILED (GEAR DOOR LIGHTS)

GON/BWI - FLT 3157 - ON GEAR RETRACTION, ALL 3 GEAR DOOR LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR, THE LIGHTS GO OUT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO BWI WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3261-K9 AND 3261-K11 RELAYS. REFERENCE CONTROL NR 4246.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (BAG COMPT)

FLT 3068 - CLT-LYH - ON TAXI OUT RECEIVED FLASE BAG BAY SMOKE WARNING, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 BAG BAY SMOKE DETECTORS. (W)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (BAG COMPT)

FLT 3068 - CLT-LYH - ON TAXI OUT RECEIVED FALSE BAG BAY SMOKE WARNING, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 BAG BAY SMOKE DETECTORS. (W)