Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 10, 2010
Submitted
April 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
21,389 hours, 22,071 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

DISTINCT "OILY" SMELL IN COCKPIT, SEEMINGLY FROM GASPERS. NO HAZE OR SMOKE NOTED. CABIN CREW DID NOT REPORT ODOR. C/W FIM TASK 71-00-00-810-817 AND SL DH8-400-SL-21-012A TO PURGE THE ECS. INSPECTED THE NR1 AND NR2 ENGINES FOR LEAKS, NONE NOTED. INSPECTED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE OIL LEVEL, CHECKS GOOD. INSPECTED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR INLET BLADES FOR OIL CONTIMINATION, NONE NOTED. INTERROGATED CDS FOR FAULTS "L BLEED DIFF PRESS "1502" AND "3B01 DIST DAMPER" FAULTS. CLEARED FAULTS. GROUND RAN ACFT, NO FAULTS NOTED. NO ODORS NOTED FROM BLEEDS. OPS TESTS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.