Service difficulty report · Boot · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
March 18, 2021
Submitted
March 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
172
Aircraft time
34,266 hours, 36,890 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Torn
Location
Lt Deice
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7298 ENROUTE TUL AFW AIR TURNBACK DISCREPANCY: DEICE AIRFRAME FAULT IN FLIGHT DURING ICING CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TUL. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE TEAR IN OUTBOARD SECTION OF LEFT DEICER BOOT. RAN ENGINES & PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AIRFRAME DEICE SYSTEM. NO AIRFRAME FAULT INDICATION OR BITE ON DEICE CONTROLLER.

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