Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 4, 2010
Submitted
June 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
21,213 hours, 21,892 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bleed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU BLEED AIR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. ENGINE BLEED AIR SMELLS OK. RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON FOR 10 MIN. NO FOUL ODORS NOTICED. INSPECTED APU FOR OIL LEAKS NONE NOTED. PURGED ECS SYS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE USING APU IAW DH8-400-SL-21-012A SET UP AND PARA A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.