SDR M8XA970004

Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328MX
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3071
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overfull
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 6527 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE F/A REPORTED TO THE FLIGHT CREW A PROBLEM WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A CREW ADVISORY MESSAGE (CAS) INDICATION SMOKE-LAV. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO COS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAX - MX INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LT ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERSERVICED WITH OIL THUS, CONTAMINATING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. ENGINES WERE RUN TO PURGE ENGINE OIL FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)