Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 13, 2005
Submitted
December 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
11,157 hours, 11,815 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Prop Heat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA FLT NR 2348, DEPARTING SEA, PROP DEICE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN NR 2 PROPS WERE HEATED. CAUTION LIGHT WOULD CYCLE OFF AFTER BLADES WERE NO LONGER HEATED AND CAUTION LIGHT WOULD RETURN WITH EACH SUBSEQUENT CYCLE OF PROP HEAT. FLT DIVERTED TO GEG. MX INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND PHASE C OPEN HEATER, NR 2 TMCU. CLEARED NVM. C/W DH8-400-SL-31-001R14. GROUND RAN IAW FUNCTIONAL TEST 30-61-00-720-801. PROP DEICE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED GVI OF PROP LEADS (NR 2 PROP) AND R/R`D LEAD ON NR 1 BLADE DUE TO APPEARANCE OF BEING CRIMPED AND INTERMITTENT INDICATION OF AND OPEN WITH VOM. RECHECKED IAW AMM 30-61-00-720-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FAULT MESSAGES IN CDS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.