Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
November 15, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 2
Component
Engine (Turbine · Pwc · EQUIPMENT
Stage of operation
TX
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) IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THE ENGINE START, COCKPIT SMOKE WAS NOTICED AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS WERE ACTIVATED. NR 2 ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH ITS BLEED SWITCH SELECTED AT PROP FEATHER POSITION. NO 1 ENGINE WAS STARTED THEREAFTER, ITS BLEED SWITCH SELECTED AT PROP FEATHER POSITION TOO. SMOKE WAS THEN NOTICED. CUSTOMER DECIDED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AS THE SYMPTOMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED DURING AN ENGINE GROUND RUN.