Service difficulty report · Filter · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 5, 2005
Submitted
July 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
19,018 hours, 26,827 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Cooling
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHEN BLEEDS TURNED ON AFTER TAKEOFF, ODOR LIKE DIRTY GYM SOCKS COMES OUT AND LASTS FOR 6 TO 10 MINUTES. THEN CLEARS UP. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND WATER DRAIN FILTER COMING OUT OF CONDENSER/MIXER PLUGGED. CLEANED FILTER AND REINSTALLED DRAIN LINE IAW DHC-8 -200 AMM 21-50-21, PAGE 404, STEP 3.A(7). PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF BLEED AIR SYSTEM. ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.