Service difficulty report · Oil System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 1, 2016
Submitted
May 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
35,012 hours, 36,752 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
11,478 hours, 12,427 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
11,478 hours, 12,427 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT FROM DEPARTURE, LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED AND SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN. POWER LEVER AT DETENT, PROPS 900, BOTH BLEEDS ON, PACKS IN NORMAL, AUTO-AFTER SMOKE APPEARED. ATTEMPTED NR 2 BLEED OFF, NO DIFFERENCE. THEN NR 2 ON AND NR 1 OFF, SMOKE SEEMED TO LESSEN, LANDED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WITH ALOT OF SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE WAS PRESENT ALL THROUGH ACFT, COCKPIT AND CABIN. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. OIL EMINATING FROM THE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR ON THE NR 2 ENGINE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE. ALSO, PERFORMED ENGINE SMOKE, BLEED RUN. ALL CHECKS GOOD.