Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 30, 2015
Submitted
July 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4145
Aircraft time
20,754 hours, 21,991 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ENGINE NR 2 START WAS ABORTED DURING PUSHBACK. F/O ABORTED START IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUSHBACK OPERATOR DECLARED "WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM RT ENGINE." ALL INDICATION ON ENGINE DISPLAYS WERE NORMAL. NO UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED. START WAS ABORTED WITHIN 3 SECS OF PLACING CONDITION LEVER TO "START" POSITION. IGNITION HAD JUST TAKEN PLACE. PERFORMED GVI OF THE NR 2 ENGINE, NO LEAKS FOUND NO ABNORMAL ODORS. PERFORMED ENGINE START ON THE NR 2 ENGINE, IAW AMM TASK 71-00-00-868-801, AND MAINTENANCE TAXI RUN/TAXI CHECKLIST, HAD MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OUTSIDE WATCHING FOR ABNORMAL SMOKE FROM NR 2 ENGINE, NONE NOTED, ALL INDICATIONS ON ED WERE NORMAL, OPS CHECKS GOOD, CHECKED OIL LEVEL AFTER ENGINE RUN, OIL LEVEL WAS BELOW SIGHT GLASS, ADDED 10 PINTS OF OIL, IAW AMM TASK 12-10-71-210-802. NO FUFTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.