Service difficulty report · Deice System · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
January 8, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
1,448 hours, 1,393 cycles
Part
Deice System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wing
Part time
1,448 hours, 1,393 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SEA FLIGHT NR 2430 DURING DESCENT AND CRUISE, THE DE-ICE PRESS CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. RUNNING THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST EXTINGUISHED THE LIGHT BUT IT CAME BACK ON WHEN BOOTS WERE SELECTED BACK ON. THE LEFT, MOST OUTBOARD BOOT SEGMENT LIGHT FLICKERED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES INSTEAD OF REMAINING ON STEADILY. BOOT PRESSURE ON BOTH SIDES WAS NORMAL THROUGHOUT ALL OPERATIONS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 DDV. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DE-ICING SYSTEM. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.