Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 6, 2002
Submitted
February 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
9,702 hours, 13,649 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SEA - DURING DESCENT, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. TURNING OFF THE NR 1 BLEED STOPPED THE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AT 90 PERCENT TORQUE WITH THE BLEEDS ON, BLEED FLOW TO MAXIMUM AND THEN TO BLEEDS OFF, BLEED FLOW TO MAXIMUM AND AT VARIOUS OTHER POWER SETTINGS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.