Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 8, 2008
Submitted
December 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
145
Aircraft time
51,114 hours, 56,622 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING OPERATIONS, AN OIL ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT WITH BLEEDS SELECTED ON. OIL LEVELS IN BOTH ENGINES AND THE ACM UNIT WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. BOTH ENGINE NACELLES WERE INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS, WITH NONE BEING FOUND. ENGINES WERE RUN ON THE GROUND WITH BLEEDS SELECTED ON WITH NO ODORS BEING DETECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.