Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 23, 2007
Submitted
December 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
16,817 hours, 17,019 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Valve
Part number
4100S00503
Part serial
0801
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
De Ice Sys
Part time
9,488 hours, 9,044 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DE-ICE PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKLIST AND THE RT OUTER BOOT SEEMS TO BE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. LIGHT ILLUMINATES LATE OR NOT AT ALL. APPEARS TO INFLATE OK FROM OBSERVATION FROM THE FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 4 DISTRIBUTOR VALVE ON THE RT SIDE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.