Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 4, 2011
Submitted
May 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
23,644 hours, 24,465 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
9,931 hours, 10,613 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
312162701
Part serial
PCEFA0346
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
9,931 hours, 10,613 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, FUMES AND HAZE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. DONNED MASKS & PERFORMED SMOKE CHECKLIST. PASSENGERS & F/A COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA & DIZZINESS. HOT CHEMICAL ODOR. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. GROUND IDLE RUN ODOR RETURNED. FERRIED, REPLACED HYD LINE, PN 82974103-003 ON NR 1 ENGINE AT MIDFRAME ABOVE P2.7 VALVE. IT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. ALSO PERFORMED BOROSCOPE OF BOTH ENGINES. NR1 CHECKED OK. NR 2 FOUND OIL FROM THE NR 5 OIL PRESSURE BEARING TUBE. REPLACED THE ENGINE. ALSO CLEANED THE NACELLES INTERIOR. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT AND PASSED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.