Service difficulty report · Odor · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
November 13, 2004
Submitted
November 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
7,735 hours, 8,449 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

PDX FLIGHT 2307 GETTING OIL SMELL APPARENTLY COMING FROM BLEEDS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HIGH AND LOW POWER RUNS WITH BOTH ENGINES, ONE BLEED AT A TIME. RAN CABIN AND COCKPIT TEMPS HIGH AND LOW, NO NOTICEABLE OIL SMELL IN AIRCRAFT FROM EITHER BLEED. NO PARTS REPLACED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.