Service difficulty report · Engine · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
October 9, 2013
Submitted
October 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328WW
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3116
Aircraft time
6,897 hours, 7,741 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Engine time
6,582 hours, 7,366 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Left
Part time
6,582 hours, 7,366 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LAV SMOKE INDICATION IN EICAS FIELD WITH STRONG OIL SMELL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. RETURNED TO FIELD. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT OIL CONTAMINATION WAS ENTERING THE BLEED SYS FROM THE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE. IT WILL NOT BE DETERMINED ON WHAT THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS UNDERGONE A TEARDOWN AND EVALUATION BY THE MFG.