Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
June 22, 2011
Submitted
June 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
515
Aircraft time
28,156 hours, 38,556 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Engines
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON START. MX CREW FOUND BOTH ENGINES OVERSERVICED WITH OIL. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND ODOR/SMOKE WAS GONE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS.