Service difficulty report · Deice System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 25, 2005
Submitted
October 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
10,772 hours, 11,473 cycles
Part
Deice System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

SEA FLIGHT 2434, DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT. CHECKLIST WAS RUN. CAUTION LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED UNTIL DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000 FEET. MAINTENANCE INTEROGATED CDS WITH NO RELATED FAULT CODES FOUND. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM TASK 30-11-00-720-801. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AND NO REOCCURANCE OF CAUTION LIGHT. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. OPS/FUNCTIONAL TEST IS GOOD. SUSPECT MOISTURE PREVIOUSLY PRESENT IN SYSTEM. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.