Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
August 25, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
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) ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AFTER REPAIR AND SINCE THEN THE CREW HAS REPORTED SMOKE AND OIL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND ALSO THE FIRE DETECTOR AT THE LAVATORY WERE INDICATING THE SAME. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUN ON THE GROUND THERE WAS NO SMOKE. DURING TAKEOFF AND LEVEL FLIGHT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND AFTER CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT BROUGHT THE POWER LEVER BACK FOR DESCENT AND THE P3 IS TAKING OVER FOR THE P2.5, THERE WAS SMOKE EVERY TIME. WHEN THE CREW TURNED OFF THE LT ECS SYS BEFORE THE DESCENT THERE WAS NO SMOKE.