Service difficulty report · Engine · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
February 11, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Engine
Rroyce TAY65015
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
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

(CAN) DURING PUSH BACK, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN AREA WHILE ENGINES WERE BEING STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. ENGINE STARTS WERE CARRIED OUT AT THE GATE AND THE SMOKE WAS NO LONGER OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. DE-ICING FLUID WAS SUSPECTED. NO FURTHER INCIDENT DURING SUBSEQUENT START.

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