Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 14, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Valve
Part number
4100S005001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Dual Distributin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) INTERMITTENT FAULT: DURING CLIMB IN ICING CONDITIONS, CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. CHECKLIST PERFORMED. OPERATED IN MANUAL MODE IT CAME BACK TO NORMAL AFTER 10 MIN OF OPERATION. BOOT SEQUENCING CONTROL WAS BAD. SOMETIMES A LOT OF BOOTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME (UNABLE TO DEFLATE AFTER A CYCLE) AND SOMETIMES THE BOOTS NEVER CAME ON. AFTER THE 10 MIN PERIOD SYSTEM BACK TO NORMAL AND OPERATED FOR MORE THAN 30 MIN WITHOUT ANY CAUTION LIGHT OR FAILURE. DURING DESCEND SAME FAILURE WITH ACCOMPANIED CAUTION LIGHT. CONDITION SUSTAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN UNTIL LANDING IN NON-ICING CONDITIONS . CHECK LIST WAS AGAIN PERFORMED AND OPERATION IN MANUAL MODE WHICH WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONTROL. TWO DDV'S (DUAL DIST