Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 14, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
640 hours, 574 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
4100S00503
Part serial
3288
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Deice System
Part time
957 hours, 848 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 2425: DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ON, DEC AND APP RAN CHECKLIST. CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON. MAINTENANCE INTERROGATED CDS AND FOUND FAULT 'LOW PRESS 6A'. GVI OF DEICE BOOTS ON VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STAB SHOWED NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYSTEM PER Q400 AMM TASK 31-11-00-720-801. THE LOWER VERTICAL STAB AND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TAIL BOOT DID NOT INFLATE WITH DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 DDV IAW Q400 AMM TASK 30-11-16 PG 401-408. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME DEICING SYSTEM GOOD PER Q400 AMM TASK 30-11-00-720-801. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.