Service difficulty report · Filter · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 19, 2017
Submitted
April 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
37,926 hours, 39,701 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
P510840
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SLIGHT BURNING OIL SMELL AS CABIN HEAT COMES ON WITH ENGINES AT 70 - 90% TORQUE. SMELL DISSIPATES WHEN CABIN HEAT MODULATES TO COLD. SMELL SEEM STRONGER AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS, NONEXISTENT DURING IDLE DESCENT. SEPARATELY USED APU, NR 1 THEN NR 2 ENGINE AT FEATHER TO SUPPLY BLEED TO ACM IN HOT & COLD SETTINGS, NO ABNORMAL SMELLS. SEPARATELY RAN NR 1 THEN NR 2 ENGINE AT HI POWER IN HOT & COLD SETTINGS. NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED. C/W ODOR REMOVAL FROM AC DVLTS REF 21-00-00-160-801. REMOVED THE RE-CIRCULATION FILTER AND INSP. FILTER AND FOUND RAG DEBRIS, PLASTIC CHUNKS. REPLACED FILTER WITH NEW FROM STOCK REF AMM TASK 21-22-22-000-801 AND TASK 21-22-22-400-801. DUE TO CONTAMINATED RECIRC FAN FILTER HAVING STRONG ODOR, ZASPLATED DUCTING BETWEEN IAW AND FILTER AND IAW AND CONDONER. NO DEBRIS FOUND. GROUND RAN ENGINES AT 70-90% TORQUE AND PERFORMED AMM TASK 21-00-00-160-801 (REMOVAL OF ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS) NO SMELL NOTED.