Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 24, 2012
Submitted
June 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434MK
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4227
Aircraft time
8,906 hours, 9,765 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu
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

WHILE WAITING TO REFUEL, SMOKE APPEARED AT EYEBALL VENTS AND BEGAN TO FILL CABIN, AFTER TURNING APU OFF, SMOKE DISSIPATED. OBTAINED "AIR CONTAMINATION CHECKLIST" DATA FROM FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED GVI OF APU FOR EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE, NONE NOTED. PERFORMED OIL LEVEL CHECK OF APU IAW AMM TASK 12-10-49-210-802, NO OIL ADDED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE APU IAW AMM TASK 49-00-00-710-801. AS SOON AS APU BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON, OIL SMOKE EMITTED FROM GASPERS. PERFORMED "REMOVAL OF ODOR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCT" IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-160-801, NO OIL SMOKE NOTED FROM GASPERS. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.