Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 31, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
524
Aircraft time
11,413 hours, 16,156 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Engine time
11,429 hours, 16,241 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA- ON FLIGHT 2075 ON ENGINE START WHEN BLEEDS SELECTED ON, LIGHT SMOKE WAS OBSERVED ON FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. ALL SMOKE CLEARED AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL. GROUND RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE BLEEDS. NO SMOKE NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.