Service difficulty report · Monitor · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Monitor
Part number
4100S01807
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
145 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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 CRUISE, CREW RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION FOR ENGINE ADP HEAT NR 2 CAUTION LIGHT, AND THE C/B WAS POPPED. AFTER LANDING THE CB WAS RE-SET AND OPS TEST OF THE NR 2 ENGINE AIR INTAKE ANTI-ICING SYS WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 30-21-00-710-801 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ON THE NEXT FLIGHT THE ENG ADPT HEAT NR 2 CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED C/B POPPED AGAIN. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTING STATION. THE TMU PN 4100S018-07 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 30-11-01-400-801 AND TESTED SERVICEABLE. AC WAS OPERATED FOR 40 MINUTES WITH ENGINES RUNNING AT FLIGHT IDLE AND ABOVE, WITH NO INDICATION. NO FURTHER DEFECTS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.