Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 17, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ODOR AND WHITE SMOKE IN THE CABIN APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO BASE. ON GROUND, THE ODOR AND SMOKE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE COMING FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE, THIS WAS PROVEN THROUGH ENGINE RUNS. ALSO FAULT CODE NR 938 (TURBO MACHINERY CHIP DETECTOR) WAS FLAGGED, THE P2.2 AND P3 DUCTS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND DRY, THE P2.7 VALVE AND DUCTING WAS FOUND WET WITH OIL. AN OIL LEVEL CHECK AFTER THE ENGINE RUN CONFIRMS THAT THE 2 ENGINE HAS LOST 3 QTS OF ENGINE OIL SINCE THIS MORNING. NR 2 ENGINE REPLACED.