Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 29, 2015
Submitted
October 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4352
Aircraft time
11,179 hours, 11,812 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Part number
P617649
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

F/A REPORTS FUEL ODOR IN CABIN ROWS 12 AND AFT, STRONGER AFT ON CLIMBOUT. ODOR DISSIPATED DURING THE FLIGHT. C/W AIR CONTAMINATION CHECK LIST FORM 744. NO FUEL AND OIL ODOR NOTED, ARRIVAL AT GATE. INSPECTED AFT CARGO. NO OIL, FUEL ODOR NOTED. INSPECTED NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE FOR LEAK. NO LEAK NOTED. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE OIL LEVEL AT JUST ABOVE MAX HOT LINE. REMOVED APPROXIMATELY 480 MIL OIL FROM NR 2 ENGINE. NOW OIL LEVEL IS BETWEEN MAX HOT LINE AND ADD 1 QUART LINE. GROUND RUN NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE IN RATING WITH INDIVIDUAL BLEED AND RECIRCULATING FAN OFF AND ON. NO ODOR NOTED IN CABIN. C/W TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON SMELLS IN ACFT REF FIM MCN 62172-01 ISSUE NR 2, STEP 2A. C/W NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE SMOKE OR OILY ODOR OR MIST IN THE CABIN FAULT ISOLATION REF FIM 71-00-00-810-817 PAR 1-4A(1). NO CABIN CONTAMINATION NOTED. R & R RECIRCULATION FILTER REF AMM TASK 21-22-22-000-801, 21-22-22-400-801. CLEANED NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE NACELLE SHUTOFF VALVE FILTER REF AMM TASK 36-11-00-100-801. NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.