Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 28, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Valve
Part number
4100S00501
Condition
Failed
Location
Dual Distributio
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING DECENT IN ICING CONDITIONS AND MODERATE ICE BUILD UP, DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON, QRH APPLIED, ICING CONDITIONS WAS EXITED AT VMO. BOOT INFLATION WAS VISUAL INSPECTED ON GROUND NR 2 OUTER LT BOOT DID NOT LIGHT UP IN AUTOMATIC MODE AND DID TURN ON DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT. IN MANUAL MODE BOOT LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT WITHOUT ANY CAUTION LIGHT. RETURN FLIGHT CANCELLED. DDV (VALVE) CHANGED AND FERRY FLOWN TO BASE NEXT DAY. THIS IS THE SECOND EVENT IN TWO DAYS WHERE THE APPLIED CB/02/45 HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT, WHERE A DDVIN CORRESPONDING BOOT HAS FAILED, AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND CHECK OF SYSTEM HAS DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION. DDV WAS REPLACED.