Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 17, 2017
Submitted
April 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4347
Aircraft time
15,377 hours, 16,343 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Part number
312162701
Part serial
PCEFA1007
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
7,367 hours, 7,755 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

AT START OF DECENT, NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING HOT. BOTH F/A S ALSO NOTICED IT. THERE WAS NO CHANGE ON CABIN OR FLIGHT DECK TEMP. AROUND 14000 THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS RAN TO GET THE BLEEDS OFF. COULD NOT SEE SMOKE BUT SENSED IT WITH MY EYES BEING IRRITATED. FIRE DEPT USED A INFRARED SENSOR AND FOUND NO HOT SPOTS. INTERROGATED CDS NO FAULTS LISTED, COMPLIED WITH AMM 05-50-04-160-802, STEPS 1-4 B. RAN ACFT AT HIGH POWER, THEN AT SEVERAL SETTINGS BETWEEN RATING AND FLIGHT IDLE, AT ALTERNATING BLEEDS AT EACH DIFFERENT SETTING NO STRONG ODORS NOTED, JUST VERY WEAK INTERMITTENT ODORS WHEN NR 1 BLEED SELECTED ON. REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND REPLACED THE P2.2 AND P2.7 FILTERS. NO OIL ON SCREENS. COMPLIED WITH VISUAL INSPECTION FOR SIGNS OF WET OIL AND BORESCOPE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-50-04-160-802, PARA 4B, (3) (A-C). NO SIGNS OF WET OIL. COMPLIED W/A BSI OF THE SECOND AND THIRD LP COMPRESSOR ROTORS HP IMPELLER, GAS GENERATOR CASE, IAW 72-00-00-890-803, 72-00-00-290-808, & OBSERVED OIL WETNESS ON THE OUTER WELL OF THE ICC. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE.