Service difficulty report · Brush Block · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 8, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
57,308 hours, 63,706 cycles
Part
Brush Block
Condition
Dirty
Location
Prop Heat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER WHEN PROP HEAT SELECTED. CYCLED PROP HEAT OFF AND LIGHTS STOPED. TURNED HEAT BACK ON AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON INSPECTED AND CLEANED BOTH PROP BRUSH BLOCK ASSEMBLIES AS REQUIRED. NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. GROUND RAN 1 ENGINE AT A TIME, FOUND PROP HEAT OPS NORMAL IAW START RUN TAXI MANUAL. NO EMERGENCY LTS FLICKERERING NOTICED OK FOR SERVICE.