Service difficulty report · Boot · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 24, 2009
Submitted
January 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4154
Aircraft time
4,700 hours, 4,889 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Failed
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
6 hours, 7 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX - IN FLIGHT LEVEL AT FL 250 AND -33 DEGREES C WITH AIRFRAME MODE SELECT IN SLOW GOT A "DEICE PRESS" CAUTION. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, NO HELP. CONSULTED WITH MTX CONTROL IN MANUAL, BOOT SET FIVE WOULD INDICATED INFLATED AFTER 20 SEC (APPROX). PROBLEM IS INNER TAILSET BOTH SIDES SLOW TO INFLATE. DIVERTED TO PDX. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTAL STAB LEADING EDGE PANEL 341AR,331AL,341BR IAW AMM TASK 55-13-00-000-801,55-13-00-400-801 AND REPAIRED RT ENGINE COWL INTAKE BOOT WITH PATCH PER AERAZUR MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. OPS AND LEAK CHECK LEADING EDGE PANELS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.