Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 11, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
155
Aircraft time
33,024 hours, 36,861 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Engine
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3760, DIVERTED DUE TO SEVERAL PASSENGERS DETECTED A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN, PILOT ALSO DETECTED BURNING ODOR COMING FROM ALL VENT UPON OPENING COCKPIT DOOR. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS PREPPED FOR SAME. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES AND APU. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 ENGINE OIL OVERSERVICED. APU BLEEDS WERE RAN AND AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE RUN INDEPENDENTLY, NO BURNING ODORS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.