Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 8, 2006
Submitted
July 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
516
Aircraft time
18,546 hours, 26,938 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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

PDX FLT NR 2040, ON ENGINE START OF NR 2 ENG AND AFTER SELECTING NR 2 BLEED ON, F/A AND FLT DECK CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. ABORTED THE START ASSUMING EXHAUST MAY HAVE ENTERED WITH TAIL WIND AND GAVE SECOND START ATTEMPT. LEFT THE NR 2 BLEED OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND NO SMOKE APPEARED UNTIL SELECTED THE NR 2 BLEED ON. ABORTED AND SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. AFTER DEPLANING TRIED A 3RD START WITH BLEEDS OFF. THEN SELECTED NR 1 BLEED ON AFTER NR 1 ENGINE START AND NO SMOKE. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH BOMBARDIER SERVICE LETTER DH8-SL-21-027. GROUND RAN NR 2 ENGINE WITH BLEED ON AT VARIOUS TEMP SETTINGS FOR 40 MINUTES. NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.