Service difficulty report · Deice System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 17, 2007
Submitted
October 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
1,690 hours, 1,552 cycles
Part
Deice System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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 2439: DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED AFTER BOOTS SELECTED TO SLOW. AS PER CHECKLIST, CAUTION CLEARED. SELECTOR TO SLOW, DEICE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. NR 2 BOOT SET ON RIGHT WING WILL NOT INFLATE. CORRESPONDING LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. PRESSURE NORMAL DURING ALL BOOT CYCLES. MAINTENANCE STARTED NR 1 ENGINE. INSPECTED RT WING BOOTS, NDN, CYCLED BOOTS 4 CYCLES, NDN, CYCLED BOOTS IN SLOW, NDN, CYCLED BOOTS IN FAST, NDN, (3 CYC MADE IN FAST AND SLOW) STARTED NR 2 ENGINE. CHECKED BOOTS ON LT WING, NDN, CYCLED BOOT IN MANUAL FOR 3 CYCLES, NDN, CYCLED BOOTS IN SLOW FOR 3 CYCLES, NDN, CYCLED BOOTS IN FAST FOR 3 CYCLES NDN, STARTED NR 1 ENGINE. CYCLED BOOTS FOR 3 CYCLES EACH IN MANUAL, SLOW AND FAST, NDN. INTEROGATED CDS NO RELATED FAULTS FOUND. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.