Service difficulty report · Heater · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 2, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
1,660 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Heater
Part number
4100S0283
Condition
Shorted
Location
Intake
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B, H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) 1ST -NR 1 ENG HEATER ELEMENT UNSERVICEABLE, NO LIGHT INTO BY-PASS DOOR SWITCH, AND ENG ADAPTER HTR NR 1 CAUTION LIGHT, C/B INTAKE LIP ENG NR 1 POP-OUT. FOUND BOTH ELEMENT OF NR 1 INTAKE HTR (SHORTED). NO FAULT FOUND INTO AC (CDS). HTR ELEMENT REPLACED. 2ND - DURING APPROACH, CREW NOTICE A STRONG ELEC BURN SMELL INTO CABIN. NR 1 ENG INTAKE LIP HTR C/B POP-OUT, CAUTION LIGHT ENG ADAPTER HTR SMELL ORIGIN IDENTIFIED BY PILOTS, FIREMEN ASST REQUESTED BEFORE LANDING. AC LAND SAFELY. FOUND ENG AIR INTAKE ADAPTER HTR SHORTED, BURNED. THIS TIME CDS FAULT CODE FOUND 'TMU 3 FAIL', TMU P/N 4100S018-06 REPLACED, S/N 0214 (AERAZUR). COMPLETE SYSTEM TESTED 'S'.