Service difficulty report · Oil System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 30, 2015
Submitted
April 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4457
Aircraft time
3,401 hours, 3,632 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
3,401 hours, 3,632 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
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 TAXI THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED. HOT BLEED OIL SMELL NOTED IN CABIN. BLEEDS WERE ON, MID TEMP SELECTED. DURING TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR FOR MAINTENANCE, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. APU WAS OFF. BOROSCOPE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE NR 5 BEARING OIL PRESSURE TUBE. REPLACED THE ENGINE.