Service difficulty report · Ecu · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Ecu
Part number
8201003007
Condition
Fumes
Part time
9,349 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLT COMPARTMENT HOT CAUTION LIGHT AND FUMES DETECTED IN COCKPIT. THE TOILET SMOKE DETECTOR ALSO ACTIVATED. QRH CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND OXYGEN DONNED AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO THE FUMES. A DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO BASE AND PAN PAN CALL DECLARED. F/A 1 DELIVERED THE CABIN BRIEFING. PA TO THE PASSENGERS ABOUT THE EVENT AND ADVISED ANY PASSENGER NOT FEELING WELL TO MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN TO THE F/A, 1 PASSENGER ADVISED THE CREW THEY WERE FEELING UNWELL AND THEY WERE CHECKED AND CLEARED BY THE AMBULANCE. ALL CREW WAS ALSO CHECKED BY THE ONSITE AMBULANCE. REMOVED ECS ECU FROM ACFT AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW AMM 21-61-01-4900-801, NO FAULTS EVIDENT. CARIED OUT OPS CHECK OF BLEED SYS IAW MM 36-11-00, NO DEFECTS, REF QL3 2021889, CARRIED OUT BURN OFF TO REMOVE RESIDUAL ODOR FROM ECS SYSTEM. BURN OFF OF ECS SYSTEM CARRIED OUT IAW SL-21-012A, NO ODORS PRESENT.