Service difficulty report · Fan · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 26, 2015
Submitted
August 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
15,866 hours, 17,131 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Tru
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK, PARKING BRAKE SET, PROPS OUT OF FEATHER APPROXIMATELY 20-30 SEC, NOTICED GRAY-WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM RT SIDE OF NOSE OUTSIDE OF COCKPIT, LASTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS, AND LT SIDE OF COCKPIT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. RETURNED TO THE GATE. CW GVI OF BATTERY COMPARTMENT NO DEFECTS. CW GVI OF OXYGEN COMPARTMENT AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING AREA NO DEFECTS. CW GVI OF DC CONTACTOR BOX FROM INSIDE, NO DEFECTS. CW GVI OF TRU'S AND UPPER DECK NEAR TRU'S. FOUND TRU FAN NOT WORKING AND REPLACED TRU. PREVIOUS NIGHT W/O FOUND AP OPERATION CK REQUIRED PITOT STATIC LUBE TO BE APPLIED TO PITOT HEADS. SUSPECT PITOT HEAT LUBE CREATING SMOKY APPEARANCE. WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITIONS WITH PITOT STATIC LUBE. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.