Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 22, 2007
Submitted
March 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
19,652 hours, 28,181 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Unknown
Location
Oil Breather
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT NR 2156 EN ROUTE EUG TO SEA, JUST PASSING PDX, CAPTAIN AND FO SMELLED SMOKE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT MENTIONED HAZE IN THE CABIN, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. RAN APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. BLEED NR 1 ON AND BLEED NR 2 OFF SEEMED TO CLEAR SMOKE. NORMAL LANDING. FIRST SMELLED SMOKE AT 22,000 FEET. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 OIL BREATHER TUBE CARBON SEAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.