Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 8, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
10,515 hours, 7,323 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4100S01806
Part serial
0144
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitot Heat
Part time
3,411 hours, 3,488 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2396: PITOT HEAT STANDBY CAUTION ILLUMINATED HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. STAYED ON ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND WENT OFF DURING TAXI BACK TO GATE AND THEN RE-ILLUMINATED AFTER ABOUT 45 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE: OHM CHECKED THE STANDBY PROBE. CHECKED SPLICES AT THE TMCU. CDS FAULTED THE TMCU. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TMCU. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW Q400 AMM 30-11-01-000-801 AND 30-11-01-400-801. OPS CHECK THE PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM ANTI-ICE. CHECKED GOOD IAW 30-30-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.