Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
March 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) AT 25,000 FEET, TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED RESULTING IN NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON. CREW SLOWED AIRCRAFT AND DESCENDED TO 21,000 FEET. DURING DESCENT, THE HIGH BLEEDS TURNED ON AND SHORTLY AFTER, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. CREW TURNED OFF NR 1 BLEED WHICH CLEARED SMOKE. AT LOWER ALTITUDE, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN TO TRY AND PUT LIGHT OUT, BUT IT STAYED ON. SMOKE DIFFICULTY COULD NOT BE FOUND. DOOR LIGHT PROBLEM FOUND THAT PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT, AS A RESULT OF TURBULENCE.