Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 16, 2022
Submitted
January 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354VJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20614
Aircraft time
4,508 hours, 2,322 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, DURING GEAR RETRACTION, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A WING ANTI ICE LEAK WARNING MESSAGE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE WARNING MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND THEN THEY RECEIVED L WING ANTI ICE FAIL, R WING ANTI ICE FAIL, & L WING A/I PRESS HI CAUTION MESSAGES AND L ENG THRUST FAULT, R ENG THRUST FAULT, & ICE DETECTED ADVISORY MESSAGES, AS WELL AS YELLOW FLOW LINES ON THE ANTIICE SYNOPTIC PAGE WITH THE LEFT WING ANTI ICE VALVE AMBER. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED FROM ICING CONDITIONS. CONCURRENTLY, SMOKE BEGAN TO BE VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN WHICH SMELLED OF GLYCOL BURNING. THE APU WAS SECURED WHILE SWITCHING BLEED SOURCES TO THE ENGINES. ONCE EXITING ICING CONDITIONS, THE CREW SECURED THE ANTI ICING SYSTEM. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS REPLACED ON THE LEADING EDGE BLEED LOOPS. THE SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT DEICING FLUID HAD GOTTEN INTO THE SYSTEM AND CREATED THE SMOKE AS IT ENTERED THE PACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE.