Service difficulty report · Heater · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 20, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Heater
Part number
C14135DA
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Static Probe
Part time
3,334 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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) ON APPROACH, PITOT HEAT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AIRSPEED MISMATCH MESSAGE, ALTITUDE FAIL MESSAGE, AUTO PILOT/YAW DAMPER DISCONNECTED, AND SEVERAL OTHER CAUTION LIGHTS. UNEVENTFUL LANDING COMPLETED MX CONFIRMED THE NR1 PITOT/STATIC PROBE HEATER WAS NOT WORKING. REPLACED NR1 PITOT PROBE. FULL FUNCTION TEST OF NR 1 AND NR 2 PITOT STATIC SYS, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.