Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 9, 2019
Submitted
April 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4358
Aircraft time
18,613 hours, 19,859 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

A FEW SECONDS AFTER SELECTING APU BLEED AIR OPEN, CABIN DUCT HOT AND FLT COMPT DUCT HOT ILLUMINATED AND CABIN FILLED WITH VISIBLE SMOKE AND OIL SMELL. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCHED AND PASSENGERS DEPLANNED THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OPERATED APU WITHOUT BLEED AIR, APU OPERATED NORMALLY. TURNED APU BLEED ON AND BOTH CABIN AND FLT DECK DUCT HOT CAUTION ILLUMINATED WITH A SLIGHT OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN. SHUTDOWN APU. RAN ENGINES AND SELECTED BLEEDS INDIVIDUALLY. NO CAUTION LIGHTS AND NO OVERHEAT CONDITIONS WITH EITHER #1 OR #2 BLEED SELECTED. ALSO, NO OIL SMELL NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE WITH ENGINE BLEED AIR. SHUTDOWN ENGINES. ALSO, DURING ENGINE RUN, NOTICED CAB AND FLT DECK TEMPS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED IN AUTO MODE. PLACED APU ON MEL. PLACED CABIN TEMP CONTROL (AUTO) ON MEL. PLACED FLIGHT DECK TEMP CONTROL (AUTO) ON MEL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.