Service difficulty report · Drain Mast · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 25, 2007
Submitted
December 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
23,171 hours, 33,535 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Drain Mast
Condition
Frozen
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

RDM - FLIGHT 2191 - ON SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE, RAMP NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE TOP OF NR 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE CHECKED NACELLE AND ENGINE AREA AND FOUND NO SOURCE FOR THE SMOKE. FOUND SOME ICE IN THE COWL DRAIN MAST AND THAWED OUT. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AT TEMPERATURE AND SHUT DOWN WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.