Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 8, 2007
Submitted
August 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
15,929 hours, 16,143 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Contaminated
Location
P2
Stage of operation
AP
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 NR 2265: FA REPORTS EXHAUST ODOR IN REAR OF AC ON APPROACH. PAX REPORTS FEELING SICK FROM ODOR. MAINTENANCE DUPLICATED ODOR USING NR 2 BLEED. C/W FIM 71-00-00-810-817. NO FAULT CODE IN CDS. NO OILY RESIDUE FOUND ON P2.2, P2.7 VALVES, P3.0 DUC OR THE HPSOV PRE COOLER DUCT. C/W BSI IAW Q400 AMM TASK 72-00-00-290-803, PAR 4 AND TASK 72-00-00-290-804. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLETED GROUND RUNS FOR FCS CONTAMINATION IAQ Q400 SL 21-012A. NO FURTHER UNPLEASANT ODORS FOUND. COMPLETED FIM TASK 71-00-00-810-817. FOUND VERT-STAB LOWERED DUCT CHECK VALVE NOT COMPLETELY CLOSING. CLEANED AND LUBED DUCT CHECK VALVE. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.