Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 19, 2007
Submitted
July 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4154
Aircraft time
608 hours, 577 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr1
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

SEA - ON FLIGHT 2338, NR 1 ENGINE START ABORT. ENGINE SPOOLED UP NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN TUG OPERATOR REPORTED EXCESSIVE SMOKE, NL=0 ABORTED START. MAINTENANCE INTERRAGATED CDS, NO FAULTS, COMPLIED WITH 2 CONSECUTIVE STARTS ON NR 1 ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.