Service difficulty report · Monitor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
14,148 hours, 14,127 cycles
Part
Monitor
Part number
4100S01806
Part serial
0222
Condition
Inoperative
Location
De Ice System
Part time
580 hours, 62 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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 - ON FLIGHT 2338 DURING DESCENT IN ICING CONDITIONS "DEICE PRESS CAUTION" ILLUMINATED. WHEN SYSTEM WAS REENGAGED DURING EA CHECKLIST DEICE CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BUT BOOTS DID NOT CYCLE IN AUTO MODE. LIGHTS AND BOOTS FUNCTIONED IN MANUAL MODE ONLY, DEICE PRESS WAS NORMAL THROUGHOUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED TIMER AND MONITOR UNIT. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.