Service difficulty report · Housing · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
January 20, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
57,617 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Housing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Acm
Part time
20,105 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH ENGINES HAD BEEN STARTED AND AND AT LEAST THE NR 2 BLEED HAS BEEN SELECTED, THEY WERE JUST ABOUT TO CALL FOR THE GROUND POWER TO BE DISCONNECTED WHEN THE THE FA CALLED THE COCKPIT ABOUT VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW CONFIRM THE ENTIRE CABIN WAS FULL OF A BROWN COLORED SMOKE AND ENGINE AND BLEEDS WHERE SHUT DOWN AND THE SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE. CREW CALLED FOR A RAPID DEPLANEMENT. INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACKED HOUSING IN THE ACM WHICH ALLOWED ACM LUBRICATING OIL TO ENTER THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. UNIT HAS 192 HRS SINCE LAST REPAIR.