Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
November 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
15,602 hours, 15,496 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Unknown
Location
De Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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 2321: DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKLIST. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED THEN CAME ON AGAIN. NOTED THAT THE SECOND INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE RIGHT WING WAS SLOW TO ILLUMINATE AND WOULD FLICKER WHEN ILLUMINATED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM 30-11-00-720-801. RAN ALL CYCLES IN MANUAL, ISO, NORM WITH BOTH ENGINES AND NR 1 AND NR 2 INDEPENDENTLY. DEICE PRESS CAUTION DID NOT RETURN. ALL BOOT INDICATIONS AND INFLATION CYCLES CHECK NORMAL. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.