Service difficulty report · Deice Boot · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Deice Boot
Part number
8SC0029030
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3
Part time
6,172 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, 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) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT NR 3 LEADING EDGE DEICE BOOT WOULD NOT INFLATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DEICE BOOT TO BE INTERNALLY CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED WATER ENTERED THROUGH A NUMBER OF HOLES INCLUDING ONE HOLE WHICH HAD BEEN PATCHED WHERE THE PATCH WAS MISSING.