Service difficulty report · Oil System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 30, 2017
Submitted
May 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4353
Aircraft time
14,043 hours, 14,996 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FA'S REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN AROUND ROW 3 AND 4. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF FIRE OR SMOKE. FA'S REPORTED ODOR GOT STRONGER IN TO DESCENT. THERE NEVER WAS ANY SMOKE AT ANY POINT. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE OVER SERVICED. REMOVED 1 QUART OF OIL FROM ENGINE. GROUND RAN ENGINE, VERIFIED OIL LEVELS IN LIMITS. NO ODOR NOTED.