Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 28, 2006
Submitted
January 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
11,565 hours, 12,158 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Prop Deice
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 2322: WHEN SELECTING PROP HEAT ON, ADVISORY LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR LEFT PROP, THEN APPROX 5 SECONDS LATER, PROP DEICE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATES. RESET ONCE AS PER E/A CHECKLIST AND SAME THING HAPPENS. RIGHT SIDE PROP DEICE OPERATES NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND 'OPEN HEATER', 'OPEN B' AND 'OPEN C' CDS FAULTS FOR THE NR 1 TMCU. PERFORMED THE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE PROP DEICE IAW AMM 30-61-00, PG 508-511. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED CONNECTORS AT THE NR 1 TMCU AND NR 1 BRUSH BLOCK. PERFORMED THE PROP DEICE FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM 30-61-00, PG 501-502. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.