Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 1, 2003
Submitted
September 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
524
Aircraft time
11,417 hours, 16,162 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
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

PIH- ON FLIGHT 2187 AFTER ENGINE START WHEN BLEEDS WERE SELECTED ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED BLUE/GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM FLOOR VENTS. SMOKE STOPPED AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. GROUND RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES WITH BLEEDS ON. NO NOTICABLE SMOKE. NO PARTS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.