Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 12, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

(CAN) MINOR OIL FUMES WERE DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AFTER START. ODOR ISOLATED TO NUMBER 1 ENGINE SIDE. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HANDLING BLEED VALVE SOLENOID, AIR CONDITIONING UNITS WERE CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.