Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
August 20, 2000
Submitted
August 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
9,434 hours, 11,472 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
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

AFTER NR2 ENGINE START, THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WITH AN OIL OR HYDRAULIC FLUID SMELL. MAINTENANCE RAN BOTH ENGINES AND THE APU WITH BLEEDS TURNED ON. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.