Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 25, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
18,416 hours, 18,734 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES, BOTH PROPS OUT OF FEATHER, ALL SYS ON LINE, GROUND AGENT URGENTLY ADVISED EXCESS SMOKE COMING FROM NR 2 ENGINE COWLING, TOP AND SIDE. BOTH ENGINES IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. CREW VERIFIED SMOKE AFTER SHUTDOWN BUT DIMINISHING. NO FIRE LIGHTS IN COCKPIT, OR OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE AND FOUND NO ENGINE FLUID LEAKS AT THIS TIME. FOUND EXCESSIVE DEICE FLUID IN AREA OF ECS PRECOOLER ASSY. CLEANED ENGINE AND C/W SEVERAL GROUND RUNS UNTIL VAPOR DISSIPATED NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. NO VAPORS NOTED IN BLEED SYS OR INTERIOR OF ACFT. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.