Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
January 25, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
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) WHILE STARTING THE ENGINES WITH INTENT TO PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT, FOLLOWING THE 500 HRS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, ON SELECTION OF BLEEDS TO MAX., A STRONG OIL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE ACFT TAXIED WITH THE ODOR CONTINUING FOR A FURTHER 5 MINUTES. THE CREW TRIED TO ISOLATE THE SMELL BY SELECTING EACH BLEED ONE AT A TIME, WITH IT ONLY DISSIPATING WHEN BOTH BLEEDS WERE SELECTED OFF. WHEN BLEEDS WERE SELECTED ON, THE OIL SMELL RETURNED. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING. MULTIPLE ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE ENGINEER`S PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.