Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 1, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4154
Aircraft time
19,358 hours, 20,722 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
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

CAPTAIN OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST UPON SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE. FOUND NR 1 ENG OVERSERVICED WITH OIL. DE-SERVICED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENG OIL TO PROPER LEVELS, REF AMM TASK 12-10-71-210-802. GROUND RAN ENGINES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH BLEEDS ON. CLEANED LOWER COWLING OF RESIDUAL OIL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.