Service difficulty report · Prop Heat · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 25, 2009
Submitted
March 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
239 hours, 259 cycles
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Prop Heat
Condition
Sparks
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH WITH PROP HEAT ON, HAD SPARKS COMING OUT OF BOTH PROPS CLOSE TO THE SPINNER. PERFORMED GVI OF PROPS, SPINNERS, BRUSH BLOCK ASSY. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SPARKING. RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH PROP HEAT FOR 15 MINUTES AND NO SPARKING OCCURRED. RE-INSPECTED PROPS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FUNCTIONAL OF PROP DEICE C/W IAW AMM 30-61-00-720-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.