Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 17, 2003
Submitted
March 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
226
Aircraft time
31,405 hours, 35,592 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
20,342 hours, 22,608 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Part time
20,342 hours, 22,608 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

LGA-FLIGHT 3920 CREW REPORTED WITH POWER LEVERS AT FLIGHT IDLE BLEED AIR SMELLS OILY AND MAKES EYES BURN. MAINTENANCE CHECKED BOTH OIL LEVELS AND FOUND THEM TO BE PROPERLY SERVICED. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN WITH BOTH BLEEDS ON FOR 20 MINUTES. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AS A FOLLOW UP ON 18 MARCH 2003, RIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLY SERIAL NUMBER 121354 WAS REPLACED DUE TO A HISTORY OF ODOR IN BLEED AND OIL CONSUMPTION.