Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 10, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
62,200 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
54,336 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
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) DURING DESCENT AFTER RETARDING POWER LEVERS, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN OILY ODOR AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED. THE LAVATORY WAS CHECKED BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE. AFTER TURNING THE NR 2 BLEED SYSTEM OFF, THE ODOR DISSIPATED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS ESCORTED TO THE GATE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES. LOCAL MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED OILY ODOR ORIGINATED FROM THE NR 2 BLEED AND THE ACFT WAS FERRIED TO A MAIN BASE ON A SPECIAL PURPOSE FLIGHT PERMIT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, TRACE OF OIL WAS NOTED IN THE ENGINE INTAKE IN FRONT OF THE COMPRESSOR INLET. THE ENGINE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.