Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 30, 2010
Submitted
May 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
7,952 hours, 8,477 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Drain Line
Part number
304801502
Condition
Ruptured
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

RT AFTER LANDING AND DURING TAXI IN BOTH F/A AND SOME PAX NOTICED A JET EXHAUST TYPE SMELL IN THE CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OBSERVED. THE SMELL WAS NOT NOTICED IN FLIGHT BUT ON LANDING AND DURING STARTUP. THE F/O WENT TO THE BACK OF ACFT AND STATED HE SMELLED THE SAME THING. C/W BOROSCOPE COMPRESSOR WASH AND FIM TASK 79-00-00-810-807 INTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE, DH8-400-SL-21-012A ECS CONTAMINATION, FOR BOTH ENGINES, FOUND NR 1 ENGINE, 4 INTO 1 COMBUSTER / EXHAUST DRAIN LINE RUPTURED PN 3048015-02 LEAKING INTO NACELLE, REPLACED LINE. ALL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.